tuberculin test1
noun
MedicineThe administration of tuberculin, usually by intradermal injection, as a test for infection (past or present) with tubercle bacilli or other mycobacteria.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The British Medical Journal.
tuberculin test2
verb
MedicineTo perform a tuberculin test upon.
Origin
Late 19th century.
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