fragility test

noun

a test of the relative fragility of red blood cells made by exposing them to hypotonic solutions and determining the point at which they rupture.

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Meanings

nounfragility test (plural fragility tests)

plural fragility tests

  1. a test of the relative fragility of red blood cells made by exposing them to hypotonic solutions and determining the point at which they rupture.

Origin

From fragility + test.

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

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“fragility test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fragility%20test. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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