What does tuberculin mean?
Definitions for tuberculin
tʊˈbɜr kyə lɪn, tyʊ-tu·ber·culin
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Princeton's WordNet
tuberculinnoun
a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Wiktionary
tuberculinnoun
An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
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tuberculin
Tuberculin is a purified protein derivative that is used in a skin test to detect an infection with tuberculosis bacteria. The method is often called a PPD test (for Purified Protein Derivative) which is used to determine if someone has developed an immune response to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. The tuberculin solution is injected under the skin and then observed for a reaction. Tuberculin is also used in other forms of TB testing.
Webster Dictionary
Tuberculinnoun
a fluid containing the products formed by the growth of the tubercle bacillus in a suitable culture medium
Wikidata
Tuberculin
Tuberculin is an extract of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. bovis, or M. avium that is used in skin testing in animals and humans to identify a tuberculosis infection. Several types of tuberculin have been used for this, of which purified protein derivative is the most important. PPD is a poorly defined, complex mixture of antigens. Tests based upon PPD are relatively unspecific since many of its proteins are found in different mycobacterial species. Tuberculin is an outer membrane protein of Mycobacterium species.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tuberculin in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tuberculin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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