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tuberculin test

tuberculin test

4.7
A skin test where a doctor puts a small amount of tuberculin under the skin to check for tuberculosis
  • noun
  • /ˈtjuːbərˌkjuːlɪn tɛst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : test de tuberculina
  • His skin tuberculin test (PPD) was normal.
  • a positive tuberculin test

Examples

  • If a child has had a recent MMR and requires a tuberculin test, then a four-week interval should be observed.

    Academic text (2015)

  • To date, there have been 6 conversions from a negative to a positive result among 106 subjects who have had a second tuberculin test.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Instead, it showed caseous necrosis, which was followed by a positive culture and a positive tuberculin test.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The overall initial rate of positive tuberculin tests among contacts was 21% (81 of 394).

    Academic text (1992)

  • At the same time, studies are also needed to evaluate the usefulness of the tuberculin test as a diagnostic test in communities where BCG is not universal.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Bertototo et al. have shown the presence of a strongly positive tuberculin test in their population of children with Kawasaki Disease and have suggested further studies in its use as a diagnostic aid in IKD 7.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The doctor administered a tuberculin test to see if the patient had been exposed to tuberculosis.

  • After the tuberculin test, the nurse explained the importance of the results for diagnosing tuberculosis.

  • He received a tuberculin test during his annual health check to monitor for any signs of infection.

Synonyms

tuberculin skin test
vstuberculin test
  • Specialized
5.0

A test that checks if you have been exposed to tuberculosis bacteria by putting a small medicine under the skin

focuses on detecting infection rather than specifying exposure via skin reaction
TST
vstuberculin test
  • Specialized
6.0

A skin test that checks if someone has been exposed to tuberculosis

is the full phrase rather than the shortened abbreviation
Mantoux test
vstuberculin test
  • Specialized
4.5

A skin check done by putting a small amount under the skin to show past or current tuberculosis exposure

describes a general under-skin injection to determine infection without naming method

Surface Forms

tuberculin test singular
tuberculin tests plural

Morphology

tuberculin + test

The compound is compositional: 'tuberculin' specifies the substance used and 'test' denotes a diagnostic procedure, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a medical test using tuberculin to detect tuberculosis. This modifier + noun naming pattern is common in scientific terminology and cross-linguistically transparent, not idiomatic.

Etymology

Tuberculin test is named after tuberculin, a substance made from the germs that cause tuberculosis, and the word test. Doctors inject a little tuberculin under the skin to see a small bump or 'reaction', and that 'reaction' shows if someone has been infected with 'tuberculosis'.