Meanings
nountuberculin (countable and uncountable, plural tuberculins)
plural tuberculins
- countableuncountableAn antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Origin
Translations
French tuberculine
- tuberculinean antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Japanese ツベルクリン
- ツベルクリン (tsuberukurin)an antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Spanish tuberculina
- tuberculinaan antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Cite this entry
APA
tuberculin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberculin
MLA
“tuberculin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberculin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuberculin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberculin.
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