n.
Pronunciation: -tu ̇ - ˌ b ə r-ky ə - ' l ō -s ə s, -tyu ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1900
: any of several diseases that are marked by the formation of granulomas resembling tubercular nodules and are caused by a bacterium (as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis ) other than the tubercle bacillus