Coccidioidin
coccidioidin coc·cid·i·oi·din (kŏk-sĭd’ē-oid’n)
n.
A sterile solution containing the byproducts of growth of Coccidioides immitis; it is used as an intracutaneous skin test for coccidioidomycosis.
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