lepromin /lep·ro·min/ (lep´rah-min) a repeatedly boiled, autoclaved, gauze-filtered suspension of finely triturated lepromatous tissue and leprosy bacilli, used in the skin test for tissue resistance to leprosy.
lepromin [lep´ro-min]
lep·ro·min (l p r -m n)n. An extract of human tissue infected with Mycobacterium leprae and used in skin tests to classify the stage and type of leprosy. |
lepromin [lep´ro-min]
a repeatedly boiled, autoclaved, gauze-filtered suspension of finely ground lepromatous tissue and leprosy bacilli, used in the skin test for tissue resistance to leprosy.
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