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Dick test

Dick test noun: a test to check whether someone is immune to scarlet fever, by injecting a diluted strain of the streptococci and observing any skin reaction.

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.

Forms of Dick test

pluralDick tests

Origin of Dick test

From the name of the US inventor of the test, George Frederick Dick.

Questions about Dick test

What does Dick test mean?
Dick test means a test to check whether someone is immune to scarlet fever, by injecting a diluted strain of the streptococci and observing any skin reaction.
What part of speech is Dick test?
Dick test is a noun.
What is the plural of Dick test?
The plural of Dick test is Dick tests.

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