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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuberculin test¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

It works on the same principle as the tuberculin test for tuberculosis.

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Comparing the various tuberculin tests we find that: 1 The Subcutaneous Tuberculin Test has the advantage of focal reaction, disclosing in a certain percentage of cases the seat of the disease.

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Inspectors may subject any cattle showing symptoms of tuberculosis to the tuberculin test before allowing them to enter.

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I arrived at Bentford without any sentimental enthusiasms, my head being too full of rules for pruning and spraying, for cover crops, for tuberculin tests, for soil renewal.

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It is at this stage that the tuberculin test comes to the aid of the stockman.

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