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tuberculin test
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noun
a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.
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Origin of
tuberculin test
First recorded in
1900–05
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
tuberculin test in Medicine
tuberculin test
n.
Any of various skin tests used to determine infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in which tuberculin or its purified protein is introduced into the skin by injection or tines.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
