Schick test

noun

A test to determine whether someone is susceptible to diphtheria by injecting them with small amounts of toxin.

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Meanings

nounSchick test (plural Schick tests)

plural Schick tests

  1. A test to determine whether someone is susceptible to diphtheria by injecting them with small amounts of toxin.

Origin

Named after its inventor, Béla Schick (1877–1967), a Hungarian-born American pediatrician.

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APA

Schick test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schick%20test

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schick test,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schick%20test.

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