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Heaf test

Heaf test noun: a diagnostic skin test to determine whether a child has been exposed to tuberculosis infection, administered by means of a Heaf gun.

Noun

Heaf test (plural Heaf tests)

  1. A diagnostic skin test to determine whether a child has been exposed to tuberculosis infection, administered by means of a Heaf gun.

Forms of Heaf test

pluralHeaf tests

Origin of Heaf test

Named after F. R. G. Heaf.

Questions about Heaf test

What does Heaf test mean?
Heaf test means a diagnostic skin test to determine whether a child has been exposed to tuberculosis infection, administered by means of a Heaf gun.
What part of speech is Heaf test?
Heaf test is a noun.
What is the plural of Heaf test?
The plural of Heaf test is Heaf tests.

Words near Heaf test in the dictionary

  1. headyards
  2. Headys
  3. heaf
  4. Heaf gun
  5. Heaf guns
  6. Heaf test
  7. Heaf tests
  8. Heafner
  9. Heafners
  10. Heage
  11. Heagy

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