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Mantoux test

[ man-too, man-too; French mahn-too ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.


Mantoux test

/ mɑ̃tu; mænˈtuː /

noun

  1. med a test for determining the presence of a tubercular infection by injecting tuberculin into the skin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mantoux test1

1930–35; named after C. Mantoux (1877–1947), French physician
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mantoux test1

C19: named after C. Mantoux, French physician (1877–1956)

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