aschheim-zondek test — ˈäˌshīmˈz]ändik , ˈäshˌhīm , mˈts], ]ȯn ˌdek noun Usage: usually capitalized A&Z Etymology: after Selmar Aschheim b1878 and Bernhard Zondek b1891 German gynecologists : a test used (1) to determine human pregnancy in its early stages on the… … Useful english dictionary
Aschheim-Zondek test — /ahsh huym tson dek, zon /, Med. a test used to detect whether a woman is pregnant by noting the effect on the ovaries of an immature mouse or rabbit injected with her urine. Also called A Z test. [named after S. Aschheim (1878 1965), German… … Universalium
Aschheim-Zondek test — Old pregnancy testing method that involved injecting specimen of urine into mice: a positive sample will cause swelling of the ovaries … Dictionary of molecular biology
prueba de Aschheim-Zondek del embarazo — test clásico de embarazo en el que la orina de la paciente se inyecta a ratones hembra inmaduras. La maduración de los folículos del animal constituye un positivo de embarazo Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 … Diccionario médico
Aschheim — n. from the term Aschheim Zondek test (type of pregnancy test) … English contemporary dictionary
Selmar Aschheim — Infobox Person name=Selmar Aschheim pseudonym= image size= caption= birth date=1878 birth place= death date=1965 death place= death cause= occupation=gynecologist known for=rabbit test spouse= parents= children=Selmar Aschheim (October 4, 1878… … Wikipedia
Rabbit test — For the 1978 film directed by Joan Rivers, see Rabbit Test (film). See also: Rabbit Test (Ugly Betty) The rabbit test was an early pregnancy test developed in 1927 by Bernhard Zondek and Selmar Aschheim. The original test actually used mice.[1]… … Wikipedia
ZONDEK — ZONDEK, family of physicians. MAX ZONDEK (1868–1933), physician born in Wronke in the province of Posen who specialized in surgery and the study of renal diseases. In 1913 he was appointed titular professor of surgery in Berlin. He was the author … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Friedman test — noun pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman s urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant • Syn: ↑rabbit test • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Friedman test — Fried·man test frēd mən also Friedman s test n a modification of the Aschheim Zondek test for pregnancy using rabbits as test animals Friedman Maurice Harold (1903 1991) American physiologist. Friedman developed his test for pregnancy with… … Medical dictionary