histoplasmin /his·to·plas·min/ (-plaz´min) a skin test antigen prepared from mycelial phase Histoplasma capsulatum; used primarily in epidemiologic surveys and in testing for cutaneous anergy in diagnosis of immunodeficiency.
his·to·plas·min (h s t -pl z mn)n. An antigenic extract of Histoplasma capsulatum used in immunological tests for histoplasmosis. |
histoplasmin
a preparation of growth products of Histoplasma capsulatum, injected intracutaneously as a test for histoplasmosis.
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