Tuberculin Test

Definition: Tuberculin Test

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

Specialty Definition: Tuberculin Test

Domain	Definition
Health	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. (references)
Medicine	A diagnostic test to detect tuberculosis. Source: European Union. (references)
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Photo Album: Tuberculin Test

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Students Eileen and Jimmy Lynch receive tuberculin test administered by Dr. Robert Glass and Nurse Jeanne McCarthy, at Our Lady of Good Council School, New York City. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Tuberculin Test

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Most people with previous exposure to TB will test positive on the tuberculin test, as will some people exposed to related mycobacteria. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Tuberculin Test

Modern Translation: Tuberculin Test

Language		Translations for "tuberculin test"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		tuberkulindiagnostik (tuberculin testing, tuberculosis testing). (various references)

French		tuberculination (tuberculin testing, tuberculosis testing), test tuberculinique (tuberculin testing, tuberculosis testing). (various references)

German		Tuberkulin-Diagnostik (tuberculin testing, tuberculosis testing). (various references)

Italian		test tubercolinico (tuberculin testing, tuberculosis testing), test della tubercolina (tuberculin testing, tuberculosis testing). (various references)

Pig Latin		uberculintay esttay

Swedish		tuberkulinprov. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Tuberculin Test

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-c-e-e-i-l-n-r-s-t-t-t-u-u"
	-2 letters: turbulencies.
	-3 letters: tuberculins, turbulences.
	-4 letters: butteriest, butternuts, tuberculin, turbulence, unclutters.
	-5 letters: bernicles, betelnuts, bitterest, brittlest, brunettes, butleries, butteries, butternut, ceintures, centuries, cruelties, cutleries, enuretics, interclub, intercuts, intersect, licensure, nettliest, restitute, reticules, stenciler, subcenter, tenebrist, tinctures, truculent, trueblues, tubercles, turbulent, turnstile, unclutter, unruliest, unsterile.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
tuberculin test	21
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