tuberculin skin test
- noun
- /ˈtjuːbərˌkjuːlɪn skɪn tɛst/
- Specialized
:
prueba cutánea de tuberculina
- The doctor recommended a tuberculin skin test to check for exposure to tuberculosis.
- a positive tuberculin skin test
- the tuberculin skin test result
Examples
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When hired 11 years earlier, the worker had a positive tuberculin skin test result but no other test indicating TB infection or disease.
Academic text (2011) -
The owner of the farm from which the sick animal came and his family had tuberculin skin tests and were found to be negative.
Academic text (1992) -
A tuberculin skin test was positive.
Academic text (2006) -
There were 446 identified contacts, in 394 of whom tuberculin skin tests were done.
Academic text (1992) -
This rate is higher than the estimated 10% rate of positivity for the tuberculin skin test in human beings in Alberta.
Academic text (1992) -
If a tuberculin skin test has already been initiated, then MMR should be delayed until the skin test has been read, unless protection against measles is required urgently.
Academic text (2015) -
Among the MDR-TB contacts, 124 (60%) had positive tuberculin skin test results consistent with latent TB infection.
Academic text (2011) -
Among the 21 contacts not known to be HIV-positive, 1 person had a positive tuberculin skin test (TST) result, had normal chest radiograph results, and started moxifloxacin prophylaxis; however, the patient was lost to follow-up after 2 months.
Academic text (2015) -
After drawing blood, the nurse explained that a tuberculin skin test would be performed to assess if the patient had been exposed to TB.
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Everyone at the clinic received a tuberculin skin test to see if they had been infected with the tuberculosis bacterium.
Synonyms
A skin test that checks if someone has been exposed to tuberculosis
A skin test where a doctor puts a small amount of tuberculin under the skin to check for tuberculosis
A skin check done by putting a small amount under the skin to show past or current tuberculosis exposure
A skin test for tuberculosis using a small disk with tiny points to prick the skin and show infection
Surface Forms
Morphology
tuberculin + skin + test
The phrase is fully compositional: it names a 'test' that uses 'tuberculin' and involves the 'skin', so a learner who knows those constituent meanings can infer it is a diagnostic skin test using tuberculin to check for TB exposure. This noun‑noun‑noun medical naming pattern is regular and cross‑linguistically recognizable, making the meaning transparent to learners familiar with the parts.
Etymology
Tuberculin skin test comes from the medicine called tuberculin and the fact the tiny dose is put under the skin as a test. When the spot becomes red or swollen it shows the body's reaction, so the name means a check to see if someone has been 'exposed to tuberculosis'.
