- tuberculin hypersensitivity
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tuberculin hypersensitivity
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Tuberculin — is the name given to extracts of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. Bovis, or M. avium , used in skin testing in animals and humans to identify a tuberculosis infection [Tizard, I. R. (2004). Veterinary immunology: an introduction, seventh edition.… … Wikipedia
tuberculin test — n a test (as the Mantoux test or tine test) for hypersensitivity to tuberculin in which tuberculin is introduced (as by injection or puncture) usu. into the skin of the individual tested and the appearance of inflammation or induration at the… … Medical dictionary
tuberculin test — noun a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin • Syn: ↑tuberculin skin test • Hypernyms: ↑skin test • Hyponyms: ↑Mantoux test, ↑tine test * * * … Useful english dictionary
hypersensitivity — Abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agent. See allergy. contact h. 1. SYN: contact dermatitis. 2. SYN: delayed reaction. delayed h. 1 … Medical dictionary
tuberculin skin test — noun a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin • Syn: ↑tuberculin test • Hypernyms: ↑skin test • Hyponyms: ↑Mantoux test, ↑tine test … Useful english dictionary
tuberculin test — noun Date: circa 1900 a test for hypersensitivity to tuberculin as an indication of past or present tubercular infection … New Collegiate Dictionary
tuberculin-type hypersensitivity — delayed h … Medical dictionary
Type IV hypersensitivity — Classification and external resources MeSH D006968 Type IV hypersensitivity is often called delayed type hypersensitivity as the reaction takes two to three days to develop. Unlike the other types, it is not antibody mediated but rather is a type … Wikipedia
delayed hypersensitivity — de·layed hypersensitivity di .lād n hypersensitivity (as in a tuberculin test) which is mediated by T cells and in which the typical symptoms of inflammation and induration appear in an individual previously exposed to an antigen after an… … Medical dictionary
delayed hypersensitivity reaction — a reaction of cell mediated immunity, named in contrast to immediate hypersensitivity reactions because its onset is 24 to 72 hours after the antigenic challenge; the term is usually used to denote the subset of type IV hypersensitivity reactions … Medical dictionary
TB skin test — Tuberculin hypersensitivity test for a previous or current infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis … Dictionary of microbiology
