Meanings
nounMantoux test (plural Mantoux tests)
plural Mantoux tests
- immunologyA skin test for tuberculosis, involving an injection of PPD (purified protein derivative).
Synonyms: PPD test
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA skin test for tuberculosis, involving an injection of PPD (purified protein derivative).
Similar
PPD test
Origin
Named for Charles Mantoux (1877-1947), French physician.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 曼托試驗 /曼托试验
- 曼托試驗 /曼托试验 (Màntuō shìyàn)skin test for tuberculosis
Finnish Mantoux-testi, Mantoux’n testi
- Mantoux-testiskin test for tuberculosis
- Mantoux’n testiskin test for tuberculosis
- Mantoux’n koeskin test for tuberculosis
French test Mantoux
- test Mantouxskin test for tuberculosis
Italian test di Mantoux
- test di Mantouxskin test for tuberculosis
Russian реа́кция Манту́
- реа́кция Манту́ (reákcija Mantú)skin test for tuberculosis
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APA
Mantoux test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mantoux%20test
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“Mantoux test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mantoux%20test. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mantoux test,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mantoux%20test.
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