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noun
An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: liquid
History
Etymology tree English tuberculosis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English tuberculin From tuberculosis + -in.
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