gcong nad
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chronic disease, [consumption, phthisis] [IW]
chronic disease, physical weakness [JV]
chronic disease [RY]
1) tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis; 2) chronic bronchitis. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. One of many glo nad, lung diseases or pulmonary diseases. Not merely "chronic disease" as stated by others. This term is interchangeable with glo gcong and simply gcong, while the full term is glo gcong gi nad. Erick Tsiknopoulos