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TUBERCULIN TEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tuberculin test mean? 

TUBERCULIN TEST (noun)
  The noun TUBERCULIN TEST has 1 sense:

1. a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculinplay

  Familiarity information: TUBERCULIN TEST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TUBERCULIN TEST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

tuberculin skin test; tuberculin test

Hypernyms ("tuberculin test" is a kind of...):

skin test (any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tuberculin test"):

Mantoux test (tuberculin (a derivative of tubercle bacillus) is injected intradermally; a red area appearing 1-3 days later signifies an exposure (past or present) to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing)

tine test (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)


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