Meanings
plural quinine tests
- medicineA sensory evaluation or laboratory procedure that uses quinine to evaluate either human taste perception or the presence of the drug in bodily fluids.
- historicalmedicineA diagnostic or experimental test for the presence of malaria, involving the administration of quinine.
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