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tuberculoprotein
tuberculoprotein n. 
/tʃᵿˌbəːkjᵿlə(ʊ)ˈprəʊtiːn/, /t(j)uˌbərkjəloʊˈproʊˌtin/ [after German Tuberculoproteïn (1891 or earlier; now Tuberkuloprotein)] any protein obtained from the tubercle bacillus ( Mycobacterium tuberculosis) or various other mycobacteria; protein of this nature, spec. purified protein derivative of tuberculin (see PPD n. at P n. Initialisms).
Brit. /t(j)ᵿˌbəːkjᵿlə(ʊ)ˈprəʊtiːn/
, /t(j)ᵿˌbəːkjᵿlə(ʊ)ˈprəʊtiːn//tʃᵿˌbəːkjᵿlə(ʊ)ˈprəʊtiːn/U.S. /təˌbərkjəloʊˈproʊˌtin/
, /təˌbərkjəloʊˈproʊˌtin//t(j)uˌbərkjəloʊˈproʊˌtin/ΚΠ
1894 W. H. Welch in W. Pepper Text-bk. Theory & Pract. Med. II. 53 Prudden suggests that, in addition to these positively chemotactic tuberculo-proteins, living tubercle bacilli produce in the body two other classes of poisons.
1912 L. V. Hamman & S. Wolman Tuberculin in Diagnosis & Treatm. iii. 231 Tuberculocidin represents the attempts by Klebs to purify tuberculin by alcohol and bismuth precipitation... He also produced tuberculo-protein and tuberculo-sozin.
1954 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 12) xvi. 218 In many cases the presence of sensitivity can be demonstrated by skin-reactions to tuberculo-protein or streptococci.
2012 Medicine 40 341/2 In 90% of the otherwise healthy population, it will never become active. This situation, which is usually associated with a positive skin test to tuberculo-protein, is termed ‘latent tuberculosis’.
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- chessylite
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- chest
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- chest expander
- chest freezer
- chest girth
- chest measure
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- chest of viols
- chest pack
- chest register
- chest wader
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- chest-deep
- chest-expander
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