white plague

white plague
noun
1. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
Hypernyms: ↑tuberculosis, ↑TB, ↑T.B.
2. an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
Syn: ↑drug addiction
Topics: ↑narcotic
Hypernyms: ↑addiction, ↑dependence, ↑dependance, ↑dependency, ↑habituation
Hyponyms:

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noun
: tuberculosis of the lungs

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tuberculosis, esp. pulmonary tuberculosis.
[1865-70, Amer.]

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white plague,
tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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