Mantoux test

[ man-too, man-too; French mahn-too ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.

Origin of Mantoux test

1
1930–35; named after C. Mantoux (1877–1947), French physician

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Mantoux test

/ (mænˈtuː, French mɑ̃tu) /


noun
  1. med a test for determining the presence of a tubercular infection by injecting tuberculin into the skin

Origin of Mantoux test

1
C19: named after C. Mantoux, French physician (1877–1956)

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