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tuberculine

tuberculine is the dated form of tuberculin.

Meaning of tuberculin

Noun

tuberculin (countable and uncountable, plural tuberculins)

  1. An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Questions about tuberculine

What is tuberculine the dated form of?
Tuberculine is the dated form of tuberculin.

Words near tuberculine in the dictionary

  1. tubercules
  2. tuberculid
  3. tuberculids
  4. tuberculiform
  5. tuberculin
  6. tuberculine
  7. tuberculinic
  8. tuberculinization
  9. tuberculinizations
  10. tuberculinize
  11. tuberculinized

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