- Mantoux test (reaction)
- Man·toux test (reaction) (mahn-tooґ) [Charles Mantoux, French physician, 1877–1947] see under test.
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Mantoux test (reaction)
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Mantoux test — Test for tuberculin reactivity in which tuberculin PPD (purified protein derivative) is injected intracutaneously. The injection site is examined after 2 3 days, a positive reaction, indicating current or previous infection with Mycobacterium… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Mantoux test — Man•toux′ test [[t]mænˈtu, mɑ̃ , ˈmæn tu[/t]] n. med a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection • Etymology: after C. Mantoux (1877–1947),… … From formal English to slang
Mantoux test — /man tooh , man tooh/; Fr. /mahonn tooh /, Med. a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection. [1930 35; named after C. Mantoux (1877 1947),… … Universalium
réaction de Mantoux ou test de Mantoux — ● réaction de Mantoux ou test de Mantoux Intradermo réaction à la tuberculine … Encyclopédie Universelle
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test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Mantoux reaction — see under test … Medical dictionary
Heaf test — The Heaf test is a diagnostic skin test performed in order to determine whether or not a child has been exposed to tuberculosis. Patients who exhibit a negative reaction to the test may be offered BCG vaccination. The test is named after F. R. G … Wikipedia
tuberculin test — noun a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin • Syn: ↑tuberculin skin test • Hypernyms: ↑skin test • Hyponyms: ↑Mantoux test, ↑tine test * * * … Useful english dictionary
