SCHICK TEST


Meaning of SCHICK TEST in English

n. test discovered by Bela Schick to test susceptibility to diphtheria in which an injection of nontoxic diphtheria is given under the skin to determine whether a patient is immune to diphtheria (if red patch appears on the skin at the point of injection, it indicates no immunity)

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