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lepromin
lepromin[lə′prō·mən] (immunology) An emulsion of ground lepromata containing the leprosy bacillus; used for intradermal skin tests in Hansen's disease. lepromin
lepromin [lep´ro-min] a repeatedly boiled, autoclaved, gauze-filtered suspension of finely ground lepromatous tissue and leprosy bacilli, used in the skin test for tissue resistance to leprosy.lep·ro·min (lep'rō-min), An extract of tissue infected with Mycobacterium leprae used in skin tests to classify the stage of leprosy. See also: lepromin reaction, test. lep·ro·min (lep'rō-min) An extract of tissue infected with Mycobacterium leprae used in skin tests to classify the stage of leprosy. See also: test |