Kline test

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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

klick, klieg light, Klimt, Kline, Klinefelter syndrome, Kline test, klinotaxis, Klint, klippe, klipspringer, klismos

How to use Kline test in a sentence

“This is a federal mandate that is causing some real problems for schools across the country,” Kline told a CBS affiliate in July.
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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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Apparently, the company “failed to properly test its systems.”
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If it was the United States, the operation will test the bounds of international law.
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One chemical test involves measuring the relative amount of deuterium in water.
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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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The most promising of the methods which have been devised are cryoscopy, the methylene-blue test, and the phloridzin test.
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The phloridzin test consists in the hypodermic injection of a small quantity of phloridzin.
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Should the vapor not condense well, the test-tube may be immersed in a glass of cold water.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is at best an empirical test and must be interpreted in the light of clinical symptoms.
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