Mantoux-test


[man-too, man-too; French mahn-too] /mænˈtu, ˈmæn tu; French mɑ̃ˈtu/

noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.
/mænˈtuː; French mɑ̃tu/
noun
1.
(med) a test for determining the presence of a tubercular infection by injecting tuberculin into the skin
noun

See Mantoux

Mantoux test n.
A tuberculin test in which a small amount of tuberculin is injected under the skin.

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