Mantoux test

American  

[man-too, man-too, mahn-too] / mænˈtu, ˈmæn tu, mɑ̃ˈtu /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.

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Mantoux test British  

/ mɑ̃tu, mænˈtuː /

noun

1. med a test for determining the presence of a tubercular infection by injecting tuberculin into the skin

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Etymology

Origin of Mantoux test

1930–35; named after C. Mantoux (1877–1947), French physician