"Heaf test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Heaf tests [plural]
Etymology: Named after F. R. G. Heaf. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Heaf test (plural Heaf tests)
  1. (medicine) A diagnostic skin test to determine whether a child has been exposed to tuberculosis infection, administered by means of a Heaf gun.
    Sense id: en-Heaf_test-en-noun-A1qstj8v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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