tine test
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1. a tuberculin test in which a disk with several tines bearing tuberculin antigen is used to puncture the skin; development of a hard red area indicates past or present exposure to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | tuberculin skin test, tuberculin test, |
| definition | : | a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin (noun.cognition) |
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