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Kline test

noun Medicine/Medical.

a test for syphilis in which the formation of a microscopic precipitate in a mixture of the patient's serum and an antigen indicates a syphilitic condition.

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Origin of Kline test

1925–30; named after Benjamin S. Kline (1886–1968), American developer of test

Words nearby Kline test

klieg light, Klimt, Kline, Klinefelter's syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Kline test, klinotaxis, Klint, klippe, Klippel-Feil syndrome, Klippel's disease
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