Pirquet test

Pirquet test
Pir·quet test pir-'kā- n a tuberculin test made by applying a drop of tuberculin to a scarified spot on the skin called also Pirquet reaction
Pir·quet von Ce·se·na·ti·co pir-'kā-fən-chā-se-'nät-i-kō Clemens Peter (1874-1929)
Austrian physician. Pirquet is remembered for his fundamental work on tuberculosis and allergy. In 1907 he introduced a cutaneous reaction test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis that is now known as the Pirquet test.

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Pir·quet test (pir-ketґ) [Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician, 1874–1929] see under test.

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  • pirquet test — noun also pirquet reaction (ˈ)pir|kā Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: after Baron Clemens von Pirquet died 1929 Austrian pediatrician : a tuberculin test made by applying a drop of tuberculin to a scarified spot on the skin …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pirquet, Clemens, baron von — born May 12, 1874, Vienna, Austria died Feb. 28, 1929, Vienna Austrian physician. In 1906 he noticed that patients who received two injections of horse serum or smallpox vaccine usually had quicker, more severe reactions (which he called… …   Universalium

  • Pirquet von Cesenatico — Clemens P., Austrian physician, 1874–1929. See Pirquet reaction, Pirquet test …   Medical dictionary

  • pirquet reaction — noun see pirquet test …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pirquet, Clemens, Freiherr von — ▪ Austrian physician born May 12, 1874, Vienna, Austria died Feb. 28, 1929, Vienna       Austrian physician who originated a tuberculin skin test (tuberculin test) that bears his name.       Pirquet attended the universities of Vienna, Königsberg …   Universalium

  • 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

  • Test Mantoux — Le test de sensibilité à la tuberculine ou test Mantoux, pour le dépistage de la tuberulose. Le test Mantoux (ou test de dépistage Mantoux, test de sensibilité à la tuberculine, test Pirquet, ou test PPD (pour Purified Protein Derivative :… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mantoux test — The Mantoux skin test consists of an intradermal injection of exactly one tenth of a milliliter (mL) of PPD tuberculin …   Wikipedia

  • von pirquet's test — (ˈ)pir|kāz noun Usage: usually capitalized P : pirquet test …   Useful english dictionary

  • Clemens von Pirquet — (1906) Born May 12, 1874(1874 05 12) Hirschstetten near Vienna …   Wikipedia

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