Mantoux test

Man·toux test  (mn-t, män-)

n.

A tuberculin test in which a small amount of tuberculin is injected under the skin.

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[After Charles Mantoux (1877-1947), French physician.]

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Mantoux test [mænˈtuː (French) mɑ̃tu]

n

(Medicine) Med a test for determining the presence of a tubercular infection by injecting tuberculin into the skin

[named after C. Mantoux, French physician (1877-1956)]

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Mantoux test - 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 tuberculin skin test, tuberculin test - a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin