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Main Entry: Frei test
Pronunciation: 'frI-
Function: noun
: a serological test for the identification of lymphogranuloma venereum called also Frei skintest
Frei, Wilhelm Siegmund (1885–1943), German dermatologist. Frei did research in allergic diseases of the skin and experimental syphilis. He describedlymphogranuloma venereum and introduced a specific cutaneous diagnostic test for it in 1925.
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Frei test (frī)
n.
A skin test for venereal lymphogranuloma that uses antigen prepared from chlamydiae grown in the yolk sac of a chick embryo.

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