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Mantoux test definition

Man·toux· test (man to̵̅o̅′, man′to̵̅o̅′)

a test for present or past tuberculosis, in which a small amount of protein from tuberculosis bacteria is injected into the skin

Etymology: after C. Mantoux (1877-1947), Fr physician

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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