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Tuberculin Test

Medical Definition: 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.

Tuberculin Test Medical Definitions and Terms

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