Tuberculid
Translation of "tuberculid" into Russian
tuberculid
NounUK
/tjuːˈbɜːkjʊlɪd/
US
/tjuˈbɜrkjʊlɪd/
tuberculid
tuberculids pl
The doctor diagnosed the patient with a tuberculid.
Доктор поставил пациенту диагноз туберкулоид.
Definitions
tuberculid
NounUK
/tjuːˈbɜːkjʊlɪd/
US
/tjuˈbɜrkjʊlɪd/
A type of skin lesion that occurs as a hypersensitivity reaction to the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis elsewhere in the body.
The dermatologist diagnosed the patient with a tuberculid after observing the characteristic skin lesions.
tuberculid
AdjectiveUK
/tjuːˈbɜːkjʊlɪd/
US
/tjuˈbɜrkjʊlɪd/
Relating to or characteristic of a tuberculid (a hypersensitivity skin lesion associated with tuberculosis).
The biopsy confirmed the presence of tuberculid nodules in the dermis.