肺結核
Meanings
1
Medical term for tuberculosis of the lungs. In everyday conversation, 結核 alone often implies pulmonary TB.
Early detection is important for pulmonary tuberculosis.
He was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が肺結核にかかるfor someone to contract pulmonary tuberculosis
He had pulmonary tuberculosis when he was young.
- 肺結核で亡くなるto die of pulmonary tuberculosis
My grandfather died of pulmonary tuberculosis.