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Kahn test

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. a test for syphilis based on the formation of a precipitate in a mixture of serum and antigen.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kahn test1

First recorded in 1960–65; named after R. L. Kahn (1887–1979), American bacteriologist, who developed it
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Example Sentences

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Like every other procedure designed for this purpose, the Kahn test had a flaw: it occasionally gave "false positive" reactions, indicating syphilis where there was none.

Every member is X-rayed once a year, given a tuberculin test, a complete clinical examination, a Wassermann and Kahn test for syphilis.

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