TUBERCULIN


Meaning of TUBERCULIN in English

n. a sterile liquid from cultures of tubercle bacillus, used in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. tuberculin test a hypodermic injection of tuberculin to detect a tubercular infection. tuberculin-tested (of milk) from cows giving a negative response to a tuberculin test.

[ f. L tuberculum (as TUBERCLE) ]

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