PIRQUET TEST


Meaning of PIRQUET TEST in English

noun

also pirquet reaction (ˈ)pir|kā-

Usage: usually capitalized P

Etymology: after Baron Clemens von Pirquet died 1929 Austrian pediatrician

: a tuberculin test made by applying a drop of tuberculin to a scarified spot on the skin

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