spot test

American  

noun

1. an informal test run without elaborate preparation in order to obtain an immediate sample response.

2. Chemistry. a test for the identification of an element or compound by means of a reagent that produces a characteristic color change or precipitate.

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Etymology

Origin of spot test

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Nelson added her voice to a campiagn by SMA UK to introduce routine screening to the NHS newborn blood spot test, which currently looks for conditions including cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease and a range of inherited metabolic diseases, but not SMA.

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SMA UK wants the disease to be added to a blood spot test that already checks newborn babies for 10 rare, but serious conditions.

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Currently, the NHS offers a blood spot test when a baby is five days old for nine rare but serious conditions.

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SMA UK wants the disease to be added to a blood spot test that already checks newborn babies for 10 rare but serious conditions.

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The couple are backing a campaign by the charity SMA UK, which wants the disease to be added to a blood spot test that already checks newborn babies for 10 rare but serious conditions.

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