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Schick test

Pronunciation: /ʃɪk/

Definition of Schick test

noun

Medicine
  • a test for previously acquired immunity to diphtheria, using an intradermal injection of diphtheria toxin.

Origin:

early 20th century: named after Bela Schick (1877–1967), Hungarian-born American paediatrician

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