TUBERCULIN


Meaning of TUBERCULIN in English

/too berr"kyeuh lin, tyoo-/ , n. Med.

a sterile liquid prepared from cultures of the tubercle bacillus, used in the diagnosis and, formerly, in the treatment of tuberculosis.

[ 1890-95; tubercul ( um ) TUBERCLE + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .