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Man⋅toux test

  [man-too, man-too; Fr. mahn-too]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.
Origin:
1930–35; named after C. Mantoux (1877–1947), French physician
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Man·toux test   (mān-tōō', män-)   
n.  A tuberculin test in which a small amount of tuberculin is injected under the skin.

[After Charles Mantoux (1877-1947), French physician.]
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Main Entry: Man·toux test
Pronunciation: "man-"tü-, "män-
Function: noun
: an intradermal test for hypersensitivity to tuberculinthat indicates past or present infection with tubercle bacilli —compare TUBERCULIN TEST
Manátoux /män-tü,/ Charles (1877–1947), French physician. Mantoux introduced his test for tuberculosis in 1908. He is also remembered for reviving the use ofpneumothorax induced intentionally by artificial means for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis and for advocating radiological examination of the lungs.
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Mantoux test n.
A tuberculin test in which a small amount of tuberculin is injected under the skin.

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