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coccidioidin

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coccidioidin /coc·cid·i·oi·din/ (-din) a sterile preparation containing byproducts of growth products of Coccidioides immitis, injected intracutaneously as a test for coccidioidomycosis.
coc·cid·i·oi·din (kk-sd-oidn)
n.
A sterile solution containing the byproducts of growth of Coccidioides immitis; it is used as an intracutaneous skin test for coccidioidomycosis.

coccidioidin [kok-sid″e-oi´din]
a sterile preparation containing by-products of growth products of Coccidioides immitis, injected intracutaneously as a test for coccidioidomycosis.

coccidioidin
a sterile preparation containing by-products of growth products of Coccidioides immitis, injected intradermally as a test for coccidioidomycosis.


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