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noun Medicine/Medical.

a test for determining immunity or susceptibility to scarlet fever in which scarlet fever toxin is injected into the skin, susceptibility being characterized by redness at the injection area.

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Origin of Dick test

1920–25; named after G. F. Dick, who devised it

Words nearby Dick test

dickhead, Dickinson, Dickinson, Emily, dickite, Dickson, Dick test, Dick test toxin, dicky, dickybird, diclinous, diclofenac potassium

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How to use Dick test in a sentence

The gentleman was listed as Orthodox and kosher, which is way too religious for my friend whose JSwipe account I was test-driving.
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If it was the United States, the operation will test the bounds of international law.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney has had a relatively quiet couple of years since leaving the White House.
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Dick was at the wharf, one day last week, when one of the up river boats arrived.
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For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.
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Hoosier hurried on board the boat, and followed Dick's instructions to the letter.
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The phloridzin test consists in the hypodermic injection of a small quantity of phloridzin.
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British Dictionary definitions for Dick test

Dick test

/ (dɪk) /

noun

a skin test for determining whether a person is immune or susceptible to scarlet fever

Word Origin for Dick test

C20: named after George F. Dick (1881–1967), US physician who devised it

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for Dick test

Dick test

[ dĭk ]

A skin test used to determine immunity or susceptibility to scarlet fever.