Tuberculin Definition

to͝o-bûrkyə-lĭn, tyo͝o-
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tuberculin

Noun

Singular:
tuberculin
Plural:
tuberculins

Origin of Tuberculin

  • Latin tūberculum tubercle tubercle –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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