| 单词 | tuberculin reaction |
| 释义 | > as lemmastuberculin reaction tuberculin reaction n. reaction to the administration of tuberculin, esp. as a diagnostic test; an instance of this; spec. a positive reaction in this test (typically consisting of a circumscribed area of thickening and reddening of the skin). ΚΠ 1891 Amer. Practitioner & News 9 May 311/2 Great reduction of strength is likewise an unfavorable condition for its action, since the tuberculin reaction, if at all marked, runs down the patient still further. 1906 Rev. of Reviews Sept. 366 [It] showed no tuberculine reaction. 1955 Sci. News Let. 1 Oct. 221/1 The tuberculin test is a skin test. A tuberculin reaction means that tuberculosis germs have invaded the person's body and sensitized it to proteins of the TB germ. 2001 M. D. Mezey et al. Encycl. Elder Care 650/2 The larger the tuberculin reaction, the more likely it is due to exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis rather than BCG or a non-tuberculous infection. < as lemmas |
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