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tuberculin

tu·ber·cu·lin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [too-bur-kyuh-lin, tyoo-]
    • /tʊˈbɜr kyə lɪn, tyʊ-/
    • /tjuːˈbɜːkjʊlɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-bur-kyuh-lin, tyoo-]
    • /tʊˈbɜr kyə lɪn, tyʊ-/

Definitions of tuberculin word

  • noun tuberculin a sterile liquid prepared from cultures of the tubercle bacillus, used in the diagnosis and, formerly, in the treatment of tuberculosis. 1
  • noun tuberculin liquid used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis 1
  • noun tuberculin a sterile liquid prepared from cultures of attenuated tubercle bacillus and used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis 0
  • noun tuberculin a sterile liquid preparation made from the growth products or extracts of a tubercle bacillus culture and injected into the skin as a test for tuberculosis 0
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Origin of tuberculin

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < Latin tūbercul(um) tubercle + -in2

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Parts of speech for Tuberculin

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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tuberculin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • tuberculin test

    a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.

  • mantoux test

    a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.

  • tine test

    a screening test for tuberculosis in which an instrument having four sharp prongs dipped in tuberculin antigen is pressed into the skin of the forearm.
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