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tuberculin
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tu·ber·cu·lin  (t-bûrky-ln, ty-)
n.
A sterile liquid containing proteins extracted from cultures of tubercle bacilli and used in tests for tuberculosis.
[Latin tberculum, tubercle; see tubercle + -in.]
tuberculin [tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlɪn]
n
(Medicine) a sterile liquid prepared from cultures of attenuated tubercle bacillus and used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
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Noun1.tuberculin - a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
liquid - fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
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tuberculin [tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlɪn] N → tuberculina f
tuberculin
n → Tuberkulin nt; tuberculin-tested → tuberkulingetestet
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