tuberculin Hear it!

tuberculin definition

tu·ber·cu·lin (to̵o bʉr′kyə lin, tə-)

noun

a sterile liquid preparation made from the growth products or extracts of a tubercle bacillus culture and injected into the skin as a test for tuberculosis

Etymology: < L tuberculum (see tubercle) + -in

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