"white plague" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body (synset 114167546)
is a type of: t.b., tb, tuberculosis - infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

same as: consumption, phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease
An addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) (synset 114087890)
referred to in: narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

is a type of: addiction, dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
subtypes:
- alcohol addiction, alcoholism, drunkenness, inebriation - habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
- cocaine addiction - an addiction to cocaine
- heroin addiction - an addiction to heroin
- caffein addiction - an addiction to caffein
- nicotine addiction - an addiction to nicotine
same as: drug addiction