MALLEIN
\mˈala͡ɪn], \mˈalaɪn], \m_ˈa_l_aɪ_n]\
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A glycerin extract of a culture of the glanders bacillus (B. mallei), employed in the diagnosis of glanders, a rise of temperature and tumefaction at the site of injection denoting a positive reaction.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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A glycerin extract obtained from cultures of Bacillus mallei. When inoculated protects against glanders, and, if injected into individuals affected with glanders, produces a characteristic reaction.
By Alexander Duane
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Pathogenic lymph from cultures of glanders-bacillus.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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lanesin
- Trade name of a preparation lanolin. A product analogous to lanolin, prepared from the waters used in bleaching wool. [Lat.]