- pu|ri|fied protein derivative
- pu|ri|fied protein derivative «PYUR uh fyd»,a dried tuberculin, obtained from the filtrates of cultures of tubercle bacilli. Abbr: PPD (no periods).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pu|ri|fied protein derivative
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purified protein derivative — pu·ri·fied protein derivative pyu̇r ə .fīd n a highly purified preparation of tuberculin used in skin tests (as the Mantoux test) to detect tuberculous infection abbr. PPD * * * (PPD) see under tuberculin … Medical dictionary
