tuberculin

noun

tu·​ber·​cu·​lin tu̇-ˈbər-kyə-lən 

tyu̇-

: a sterile liquid containing the growth products of or specific substances extracted from the tubercle bacillus and used in intradermal skin tests (such as the Mantoux test) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing tuberculin

• tuberculin test

Kids Definition

tuberculin

noun

tu·​ber·​cu·​lin t(y)u̇-ˈbər-kyə-lən 

: a sterile liquid that contains substances taken from the bacterium that causes tuberculosis and is used in the diagnosis of the disease

Medical Definition

tuberculin

noun

tu·​ber·​cu·​lin t(y)u̇-ˈbər-kyə-lən 

: a sterile solution containing the growth products of or specific substances extracted from the tubercle bacillus and used in intradermal tests (such as the Mantoux test) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis see old tuberculin, purified protein derivative