TUBERCULIN
\tjˈuːbəkjˌʊlɪn], \tjˈuːbəkjˌʊlɪn], \t_j_ˈuː_b_ə_k_j_ˌʊ_l_ɪ_n]\
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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.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Koch's antituberculosis fluid.
By William R. Warner
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A therapeutic and diagnostic preparation from cultures of the bacillus of tuberculosis.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Preparation made by R. Koch and considered by him to be a means of diagnosticating and curing tuberculosis. An extract made with glycerin of cultures of the tubercle bacillus. It is injected subcutaneously and is now employed chiefly as a diagnostic test and curative method.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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