Pronunciation: ' shik-
Function: noun
Etymology: Béla Schick
Date: 1916
: a test for susceptibility to diphtheria by cutaneous injection of a diluted diphtheria toxin that causes an area of reddening and induration in susceptible individuals
Pronunciation: ' shik-
Function: noun
Etymology: Béla Schick
Date: 1916
: a test for susceptibility to diphtheria by cutaneous injection of a diluted diphtheria toxin that causes an area of reddening and induration in susceptible individuals
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012