tuberculin
[too-bur-kyuh-lin, tyoo-]
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noun Medicine/Medical.
a sterile liquid prepared from cultures of the tubercle bacillus, used in the diagnosis and, formerly, in the treatment of tuberculosis.
Origin of tuberculin
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I was fascinated and horrified by the hospital scenes in the book, when Conan Doyle is visiting people treated with tuberculin.
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It works on the same principle as the tuberculin test for tuberculosis.
Being Well-BornMichael F. Guyer
It is at this stage that the tuberculin test comes to the aid of the stockman.
Outlines of dairy bacteriologyH. L. Russell
In such dairies the tuberculin test is used at regular intervals, and the herd inspected frequently by competent veterinarians.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th editionH. L. Russell
Inspectors may subject any cattle showing symptoms of tuberculosis to the tuberculin test before allowing them to enter.
Canada West 1914Unknown
Subsequent experiments showed that tuberculin exercised quite a different action to that of healing.
The Pros and Cons of VivisectionCharles Richet
tuberculin
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