tuberculin
tuberculin · tuberculins
An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosisAn antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
» The result of the tuberculin test was positive.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Examples
4 sentencesThe result of the tuberculin test was positive.
The result of the tuberculin test was negative.
The tuberculin reaction was pseudopositive.
He had a tuberculin test.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: tuberculins| Singular | tuberculin |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedtuberculinize
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable