tu·ber·cu·lin (t -bûr ky -l n, ty-)n. A sterile liquid containing proteins extracted from cultures of tubercle bacilli and used in tests for tuberculosis. [Latin t  berculum, 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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| Noun | 1. | 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 |
Translations
tuberculin
n → Tuberkulin nt; tuberculin-tested → tuberkulingetestet
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