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tuberculin test
noun
Definition of TUBERCULIN TEST
: a test for hypersensitivity to tuberculin as an indication of past or present tubercular infection
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First Known Use of TUBERCULIN TEST
circa 1900
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tuberculin test
noun
Medical Definition of TUBERCULIN TEST
: a test (as the Mantoux test or tine test) for hypersensitivity to tuberculin in which tuberculin is introduced (as by injection or puncture) usually into the skin of the individual tested and the appearance of inflammation or induration at the site of introduction is construed as indicating past or present tubercular infection—called also tuberculin skin test
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