What does 結核 mean?
結核 is a Japanese noun meaning “tuberculosis” in English. It can also be translated as “concretion” depending on context. It is written as 結核 in kanji, けっかく in hiragana, and kekkaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
何年か前には、結核にかかっていると知らされることは死の宣告を聞くのに等しかった。
Some years ago, learning that one had tuberculosis amounted to hearing a sentence of death.