tuberculid
/t(j)ʊˈbəːkjʊlɪd/ /tʃʊˈbəːkjʊlɪd/(also tuberculide) Medicine
noun
Any lesion or disorder of the skin occurring in conjunction with tuberculous infection elsewhere in the body (typically as the result of hypersensitivity to mycobacterial antigens). In early use also: tuberculous infection of the skin itself (now rare or disused ).
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From tubercul- + -id.
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