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purified protein derivative
noun pu·ri·fied protein derivative \ˈpyu̇r-ə-ˌfīd-\
Medical Definition of PURIFIED PROTEIN DERIVATIVE
: a highly purified preparation of tuberculin used in skin tests (as the Mantoux test) to detect tuberculous infection—abbreviation PPD
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