Mantoux test

Mantoux test
/man tooh", man"tooh/; Fr. /mahonn tooh"/, Med.
a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.
[1930-35; named after C. Mantoux (1877-1947), French physician]

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  • Mantoux test — [ mɒMantoux testtu:, mantu:] noun Medicine a skin test for immunity to tuberculosis using the injection of tuberculin. Origin 1930s: named after the French physician Charles Mantoux …   English new terms dictionary

  • Mantoux test — Man•toux′ test [[t]mænˈtu, mɑ̃ , ˈmæn tu[/t]] n. med a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection • Etymology: after C. Mantoux (1877–1947),… …   From formal English to slang

  • Mantoux test — /mænˈtu tɛst/ (say man tooh test), /ˈmæntu/ (say mantooh) noun a test to detect past and present tuberculosis infection, by injecting diluted tuberculin. {named after Charles Mantoux, 1877–1947, French physician} …  

  • Mantoux test — noun Etymology: Charles Mantoux died 1947 French physician Date: circa 1923 an intradermal test for hypersensitivity to tuberculin that indicates past or present infection with tubercle bacilli …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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