tuberculin test
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tuberculin test
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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A positive tuberculin test means that the patient has been exposed to the bacteria and exhibits a cellular immune response to it.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The classical test for delayed hypersensitivity is the tuberculin test for tuberculosis, where bacterial proteins from M. tuberculosis are injected into the skin.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Gruff, thickset, 46-year-old Dr. O'Rear is famed for developing the "double-injection" tuberculin test, in which the animal is needled not only in the tail but also in the rectum or genitalia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Professor Calmette: In such cases the tuberculin test is not positive.
From Time Magazine Archive
The technical instruction committee set aside �250 to be used by a joint committee from the agricultural and horticultural schools and Worleson Dairy Institute for applying the tuberculin test to their herds.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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