Schick test (sh k)n. A test to determine immunity to diphtheria by injection into the skin of dilute diphtheria toxin. Inflammation of the injected area indicates a lack of immunity. [After Béla Schick (1877-1967), Hungarian-born American pediatrician.] |
Schick test [ʃɪk]
n
(Medicine) Med a skin test to determine immunity to diphtheria: a dilute diphtheria toxin is injected into the skin; within two or three days a red inflamed area will develop if no antibodies are present
[named after Bela Schick (1877-1967), US paediatrician]
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| Noun | 1. | Schick test - a skin test for immunity to diphtheria skin test - any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin |
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