tuberculin
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~ a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
tuberculin test
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~ a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin
tuberculoid leprosy
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~ leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves
tuberculosis
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~ infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
tuberculous
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~ constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous patients"; "tubercular meningitis"
tuberose
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~ a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers
tuberosity
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~ a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
tuberous plant
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~ plant growing from a tuber
tuberous begonia
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~ any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots
tuberous
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~ of or relating to or resembling a tuber; "a tuberous root"
tubful
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~ the amount that a tub will hold; "a tub of water"
tubing
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~ conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
tubman
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~ United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
tubocurarine
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~ a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"
Tubuai Islands
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~ a chain of small islands in French Polynesia
tubular cavity
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~ a cavity having the shape of a tube
tubular
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~ constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)