tuberculin test

noun

1. a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuberculin test¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

If they run with the cattle of the farm a tuberculin test of all the cattle is none the less desirable.

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Many stock owners still entertain an ignorant and unwarranted dread of the tuberculin test.

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It works on the same principle as the tuberculin test for tuberculosis.

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It is at this stage that the tuberculin test comes to the aid of the stockman.

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The larger cities have also recognized the impossibility of requiring the tuberculin test of all cattle furnishing milk.

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