Schick test
nounEtymology Named after its inventor, Béla Schick (1877–1967), a Hungarian-born American pediatrician.
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A test to determine whether someone is susceptible to diphtheria by injecting them with small amounts of toxin.
noun
Etymology Named after its inventor, Béla Schick (1877–1967), a Hungarian-born American pediatrician.
A test to determine whether someone is susceptible to diphtheria by injecting them with small amounts of toxin.
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