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MANTOUX TEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mantoux test mean? 

MANTOUX TEST (noun)
  The noun MANTOUX TEST has 1 sense:

1. tuberculin (a derivative of tubercle bacillus) is injected intradermally; a red area appearing 1-3 days later signifies an exposure (past or present) to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testingplay

  Familiarity information: MANTOUX TEST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MANTOUX TEST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tuberculin (a derivative of tubercle bacillus) is injected intradermally; a red area appearing 1-3 days later signifies an exposure (past or present) to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Mantoux test" is a kind of...):

tuberculin skin test; tuberculin test (a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin)


 Context examples 


This test has been replaced with the Mantoux test.

(Heaf Tuberculin Skin Test, NCI Thesaurus)



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