paratuberculin

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noun

A sterile extract of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis cultures to which phenol or some other preservative has been added, used similarly to tuberculin to identify tuberculosis.

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Meanings

nounparatuberculin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA sterile extract of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis cultures to which phenol or some other preservative has been added, used similarly to tuberculin to identify tuberculosis.
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