Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mantoux_test

1 sense of mantoux test

Sense 1
Mantoux test -- (tuberculin (a derivative of tubercle bacillus) is injected intradermally; a red area appearing 1-3 days later signifies an exposure (past or present) to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing)
       => tuberculin test, tuberculin skin test -- (a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin)