Meanings
nounHeaf test (plural Heaf tests)
plural Heaf tests
- medicineA diagnostic skin test to determine whether a child has been exposed to tuberculosis infection, administered by means of a Heaf gun.
Origin
Named after F. R. G. Heaf.
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APA
Heaf test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heaf%20test
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“Heaf test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heaf%20test. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heaf test,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heaf%20test.
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