Diagnostic Procedure
tuberculin test
tu·ber·cu·lin test [ too-bur-kyuh-lin, tyoo- test ]
Subclass of:
Hypersensitivity skin testing
Definitions related to tuberculin test:
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One of several skin tests to determine past or present tuberculosis infection. A purified protein derivative of the tubercle bacilli, called tuberculin, is introduced into the skin by scratch, puncture, or interdermal injection.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Skin test for tuberculosis using tuberculin, a sterile solution containing growth products of Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium bovis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(tuberculin skin test) A test of delayed-type hypersensitivity involving injection into the skin of a small amount of purified protein derivative (PPD). The formation of a specific, defined amount of induration in response to the test suggests the presence of tuberculosis infection.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(tuberculin skin test) A test to determine if a subject has ever had a tuberculosis infection. A small amount of purified tuberculosis protein is placed under the skin of the forearm and a positive skin reaction indicates previous exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Tuberculin test, procedure for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection by the introduction into the skin, usually by injection on the front surface of the forearm, of a minute amount of purified protein derivative (PPD) tuberculin. Tuberculin is a protein substance from the tuberculosis-causing...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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