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Wi·dal test   (vē-däl')   
n.  A test of blood serum that uses an agglutination reaction to diagnose typhoid fever.

[After Fernand Widal (1862-1929), French physician.]
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Main Entry: Widal test
Variant: also Widal's test
Function: noun
: a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections using the Widalreaction —compare AGGLUTINATION TEST
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Widal test Wi·dal test (vē-däl')
n.
A test of blood serum that uses an agglutination reaction to diagnose typhoid fever.

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