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Schick test

Schick test [ shík test ] (plural Schick tests)


noun 
Definition:
 
test for diphtheria immunity: an injection of nontoxic diphtheria under the skin, used to determine whether a patient is immune to diphtheria. A patch of reddened skin at the point of injection indicates no immunity.

[Early 20th century. After Bela Schick (1877-1967), Hungarian-born U.S. pediatrician]
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