tuberculin

tu·ber·cu·lin

 (to͝o-bûr′kyə-lĭn, tyo͝o-)

n.

A sterile liquid containing proteins extracted from cultures of tubercle bacilli and used in tests for tuberculosis.

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[Latin tūberculum, tubercle; see tubercle + -in.]

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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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tu•ber•cu•lin

(tʊˈbɜr kyə lɪn, tyʊ-)

n.

a sterile liquid prepared from cultures of the tubercle bacillus, used in a scratch test for tuberculosis.

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Thesaurus

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

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Translations

tuberculin

[tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlɪn] N → tuberculina f

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tuberculin

n → Tuberkulin nt; tuberculin-tested → tuberkulingetestet

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tu·ber·cu·lin

n. tuberculina, compuesto preparado del bacilo de la tuberculosis usado en las pruebas de diagnóstico de infecciones de la tuberculosis.

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tuberculin

n tuberculina

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