Tuberculinize
[too-bur-kyuh-luh-nahyz, tyoo-] /tʊˈbɜr kyə ləˌnaɪz, tyʊ-/
verb (used with object), tuberculinized, tuberculinizing.
1.
to inoculate with tuberculin.
2.
to cause to form tubercles.
verb (used without object), tuberculinized, tuberculinizing.
3.
to form tubercles.
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