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Definition of Tuberculin

1. Noun. A sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Definition of Tuberculin

1. n. A fluid containing the products formed by the growth of the tubercle bacillus in a suitable culture medium.

Definition of Tuberculin

1. Noun. An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis ¹

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Definition of Tuberculin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tuberculin

1. A protein extracted from the tuberculosis bacteriumMycobacterium tuberculosis. It is used in tests to determine if aperson has been exposed to the bacteria and is in danger of coming down with the disease. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tuberculin

Literary usage of Tuberculin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Bacteriology by Robert Muir, James Ritchie (1907)
"Koch's tuberculin-R. Our knowledge here centres round the substance introduced by ... The clear fluid was decanted, and is called by Koch " tuberculin-0. ..."

2. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"This circulating anti- tuberculin prevents the action of a subsequently ... This fact accounts for the uncertainty of the tuberculin reaction in the more ..."

3. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"The result of this concentration is that even a minute trace of tuberculin will produce the well-known tuberculin reaction. A person inoculated with ..."

4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"romain sessile for a longer or shorter time, especially in human beings, it results that if a tuberculous patient receives an inoculation of tuberculin, ..."

5. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"JA PEASE: The Argentine General Sanitary Regulations of 1903 provide for the application of the tuberculin test to imported animals at the end of the period ..."

6. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1921)
"The tuberculin reaction is not absolutely specific, but can be produced by ... Insusceptibility to the tuberculin reaction can be produced by repeated doses ..."

7. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1914)
"ference the two preparations of tuberculin last named (BE and BF) either alone ... Whatever the form of tuberculin employed, the governing principle of the ..."

8. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1908)
"The tuberculin reaction is not absolutely specific, but can be produced by ... Insusceptibility to the tuberculin reaction can be produced by repeated doses ..."

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