coccidioidin test — (for coccidioidomycosis) an intracutaneous test that makes use of the antigen coccidioidin. Because most individuals in endemic areas are skin test positive, this test is not useful in diagnosis. A negative skin test (cutaneous anergy) occurs in… … Medical dictionary
coccidioidin — coc·cid·i·oi·din … English syllables
coccidioidin — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dē|ȯidən, ȯi(ˌ)din noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Coccidioides (genus name of Coccidioides immitis) + English in : an antigen prepared from asparagine synthetic cultures of a fungus (Coccidioides immitis) and used to detect skin… … Useful english dictionary
spherulin — spher·u·lin sfir yə lən, sfer n an antigen that is derived from a fungus of the genus Coccidioides (C. immitis) while in its endospore producing phase and that is used similarly to coccidioidin * * * sphe·ru·lin (sfērґu lin) a skin test… … Medical dictionary
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
skin test — noun any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin • Hypernyms: ↑diagnostic test, ↑diagnostic assay • Hyponyms: ↑Dick test, ↑patch test, ↑Schick test, ↑scratch test, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
