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white plague

–noun
tuberculosis, esp. pulmonary tuberculosis.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism
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white plague  
n.  Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: white plague
Function: noun
: TUBERCULOSIS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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white plague n.
Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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