TUBERCULIN


Meaning of TUBERCULIN in English

[ tjʊ'bə:kjʊlɪn ]

■ noun a sterile protein extract from cultures of tubercle bacillus, used to test for tuberculosis.

Origin

C19: from L. tuberculum (see tubercle ) + -in 1 .

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