English Explanatory Dictionary

Schick test

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A test to determine whether someone is susceptible to diphtheria by injecting them with small amounts of toxin.

Word forms

Schick test Schick tests

Etymology

Named after its inventor, Béla Schick (1877–1967), a Hungarian-born American pediatrician.

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