"Dick test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dick tests [plural]
Etymology: From the name of the US inventor of the test, George Frederick Dick. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dick test (plural Dick tests)
  1. A test to check whether someone is immune to scarlet fever, by injecting a diluted strain of the streptococci and observing any skin reaction. Related terms: Dick toxin
    Sense id: en-Dick_test-en-noun-74H51kpx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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