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Named after its inventor, Béla Schick (1877–1967), a Hungarian-born American pediatrician.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A test to determine whether someone is susceptible to diphtheria by injecting them with small amounts of toxin. Full definition →
Named after its inventor, Béla Schick (1877–1967), a Hungarian-born American pediatrician.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.