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tuberculin
noun
tu·ber·cu·lin
tu̇-ˈbər-kyə-lən
tyu̇-
: a sterile liquid containing the growth products of or specific substances extracted from the tubercle bacillus and used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis especially in children and cattle
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The tuberculosis skin test requires an intradermal injection of liquid — 0.1 milliliter of a purified protein derivative called tuberculin — in the lower part of their arm, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2019
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First Known Use
circa 1890, in the meaning defined above
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“Tuberculin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuberculin. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
tuberculin
noun
tu·ber·cu·lin
t(y)u̇-ˈbər-kyə-lən
: a sterile liquid that contains substances taken from the bacterium that causes tuberculosis and is used in the diagnosis of the disease
Medical Definition
tuberculin
noun
tu·ber·cu·lin
t(y)u̇-ˈbər-kyə-lən
: a sterile solution containing the growth products of or specific substances extracted from the tubercle bacillus and used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis see old tuberculin, purified protein derivative
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