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verem.

tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, an infectious disease caused by a species of mycobacterium

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/veˈɾem/
  1. tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, an infectious disease caused by a species of mycobacterium

  2. synonym of ur (“tumor”)

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ورم (verem, “tumor; tubercolosis”), from Arabic وَرَم (waram, “tumor”).

adj/veˈɾem/
  1. tubercular, consumptive, phthisic, of, pertaining to, or suffering from tuberculosis

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ورم (verem, “tumor; tubercolosis”), from Arabic وَرَم (waram, “tumor”).

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