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1. (n.) tuberculin
a sterile liquid prepared from cultures of the tubercle bacillus, used in a scratch test for tuberculosis.
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1. (noun) tuberculin
a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
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1. (noun) tuberculin
a fluid containing the products formed by the growth of the tubercle bacillus in a suitable culture medium
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1. tuberculin
A protein extracted from boiled culture of tubercle bacilli (MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS). It is used in the tuberculin skin test (TUBERCULIN TEST) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in asymptomatic persons.
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