Man·toux test (m n-t  , män-)n. A tuberculin test in which a small amount of tuberculin is injected under the skin. [After Charles Mantoux (1877-1947), French physician.] |
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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| Noun | 1. |  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 testingtuberculin 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 |
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