Tuberculin-test
noun
1.
a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.
tuberculin test n.
Any of various skin tests used to determine infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in which tuberculin or its purified protein is introduced into the skin by injection or tines.
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