Medical term for the infectious disease tuberculosis. Commonly abbreviated as TB in English.
Early detection is important for tuberculosis.
彼は結核で入院した。
He was hospitalized with tuberculosis.
concretion
Geological term for a hard, compact mass of mineral matter formed within layers of sedimentary rock.
この地層には石灰質の結核が多く含まれている。
This stratum contains many calcareous concretions.
I heard my grandfather contracted tuberculosis when he was young.
The test results showed that he had developed tuberculosis.
With proper treatment, tuberculosis is a curable disease.
tuberculosis
tubercle bacillus; TB bacterium