mantoux test

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Mantoux test
    n 1: tuberculin (a derivative of tubercle bacillus) is injected
         intradermally; a red area appearing 1-3 days later
         signifies an exposure (past or present) to tubercle bacilli
         and the need for further testing

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mantoux test \Mantoux test\ prop. n. (Med.)
   A skin test for hypersensitivity to tuberculin. It determines
   whether there is or has been any infection with tubercle
   bacilli.
   [WordNet 1.5]

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