lepromin

lepromin
lep·ro·min

English syllables. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lepromin — The lepromin skin test is used to determine what type of leprosy a person has. It involves the injection of a standardized extract of the inactivated leprosy bacillus ,( Mycobacterium leprae or Hansen s Bacillus ) under the skin. It is not… …   Wikipedia

  • lepromin — An extract of tissue infected with Mycobacterium leprae used in skin tests to classify the stage of leprosy. SEE ALSO: l. reaction, test. * * * lep·ro·min le prō mən n an extract of human leprous tissue used in a skin test for leprosy infection… …   Medical dictionary

  • lepromin test — (for certain types of leprosy) after intradermal injection of lepromin (q.v.), a positive reaction consists of either a tuberculin type reaction at 48 to 72 hours (Fernandez reaction) or a nodular, occasionally ulcerated, lesion at 3 to 4 weeks… …   Medical dictionary

  • lepromin reaction — either of the results of a lepromin test; see Fernandez r. and Mitsuda r …   Medical dictionary

  • lepromin — n. a chemical prepared from lumps on the skin caused by lepromatous leprosy …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • lepromin — leˈprōmə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin leproma + English in : an extract of human leprous tissue used in a skin test for leprosy infection …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mitsuda antigen — lepromin …   Medical dictionary

  • Mitsuda test — lepromin t …   Medical dictionary

  • reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… …   Medical dictionary

  • Leprosy — A chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacillus (bacterium) that affects various areas of the body, particularly the skin and nerves. (Granulomas are inflammatory nodules that are usually small, granular, firm, and persistent.) The… …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”