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Mantoux test

[man-too, man-too, mahn-too]

noun

Medicine/Medical.

  1. a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.

Mantoux test

/ mɑ̃tu, mænˈtuː /

noun

  1. med a test for determining the presence of a tubercular infection by injecting tuberculin into the skin

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mantoux test1

1930–35; named after C. Mantoux (1877–1947), French physician
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mantoux test1

C19: named after C. Mantoux, French physician (1877–1956)

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