tuberculin
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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.
[Latin tūberculum, 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
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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| 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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tuberculin
n → Tuberkulin nt; tuberculin-tested → tuberkulingetestet
tu·ber·cu·lin
n. tuberculina, compuesto preparado del bacilo de la tuberculosis usado en las pruebas de diagnóstico de infecciones de la tuberculosis.