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Man•toux′ test′
(man to̅o̅′, man′to̅o̅; Fr. män to̅o̅′),USA pronunciation [Med.]
- Medicinea test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.
- named after C. Mantoux (1877–1947), French physician 1930–35