- epituberculosis
- The occurrence of lymph node swelling or pulmonary infiltration in an area near a focus of pulmonary tuberculosis or of enlarged bronchial glands.
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epi·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis -t(y)u̇-.bər-kyə-'lō-səs n, pl -lo·ses -.sēz an abnormal state of the tissues near a tuberculous lesion that is caused by the spread of products therefrom, occurs usu. in children, and is not associated with severe symptoms* * *
epi·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis (ep″ĭ-too-bur″ku-loґsis) a form of primary tuberculosis in children, producing mild symptoms despite large, usually lobar, consolidations, probably due to bronchial compression by enlarged hilar lymph nodes, with atelectasis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.