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Aschheim-Zondek test

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[ahsh-hahym-tson-dek, -zon-] / ˈɑʃ haɪmˈtsɒn dɛk, -ˈzɒn- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

  1. a test used to detect whether a woman is pregnant by noting the effect on the ovaries of an immature mouse or rabbit injected with her urine.

Etymology

Origin of Aschheim-Zondek test

Named after S. Aschheim (1878–1965), German gynecologist, and B. Zondek (1891–1966), Israeli gynecologist born in Germany

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This Aschheim-Zondek test for pregnancy is delicate and practically infallible.

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