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Mantoux test

Man·toux test [ man t tèst ] (plural Man·toux tests)


noun 
Definition:
 
test of immunity to tuberculosis: a test to determine whether somebody has ever had a tuberculosis infection and so has a measure of immunity to the disease

[Mid-20th century. After Charles Mantoux (1877-1947), French physician]
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