| NOUN | cognition | tine test | a tuberculin test in which a disk with several tines bearing tuberculin antigen is used to puncture the skin |
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| Meaning | A tuberculin test in which a disk with several tines bearing tuberculin antigen is used to puncture the skin; development of a hard red area indicates past or present exposure to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing. | |
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| Broader | tuberculin test, tuberculin skin test | A skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium |
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