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noun
A multiple-puncture tuberculin skin test used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis,
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
a tuberculin test in which a disk with several tines bearing tuberculin antigen is used to puncture the skin; development of a hard red area indicates past or present exposure to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tuberculin test, tuberculin skin test
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