leprolin Med.
(ˈlɛprəʊlɪn)
[f. leprosy + -lin, after tuberculin.]
= lepromin.
| 1904 E. R. Rost in Indian Med. Gaz. XXXIX. 168/2 The next thing that was attempted was the manufacture of a leprolin on the lines of the manufacture of tuberculin. 1934 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 21 Apr. 703/2 The typical reaction to leprolin..when applied to healthy persons in an area free from endemic leprosy, differs from the intracutaneous tuberculin reaction in remaining for some days negative or doubtful. 1947 R. G. Cochrane Pract. Textbk. Leprosy vii. 64 Neural (N) Type [of Leprosy]... These cases..are of relatively good prognosis as regards life..and usually react positively to leprolin. [Note] Now termed lepromin. 1971 Internat. Jrnl. Leprosy XXXIX. 719/2 We deemed it worthwhile to determine the capacity of lymphocytes from leprosy patients to produce lymphotoxin in the presence of PHA and leprolin. |