Test, syphilis (VDRL) — A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody that is present in the bloodstream when a patient has syphilis. A negative (nonreactive) VDRL is compatible with a person not having… … Medical dictionary
RPR — is a three letter abbreviation that can refer to: * Raipur Airport, the IATA code for the airport in India * Rally for the Republic, a defunct French political party ( Rassemblement pour la République ) * Rapid Plasma Reagin, a modern screening… … Wikipedia
Test, rapid plasma reagin — A screening blood test for syphilis. Rapid plasma reagin is commonly abbreviated RPR. A negative ( nonreactive ) RPR test result is compatible with a person not having syphilis. However, a person may have a negative RPR test and still have… … 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
Syphilis test, RPR — Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream when a patient has syphilis. A negative (nonreactive) RPR is compatible with a person not having syphilis, but in the early stages of the … Medical dictionary
Test, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory — A blood test for syphilis. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory is commonly abbreviated VDRL. A negative ( nonreactive ) VDRL is compatible with a person not having syphilis. However, a person may a negative VDRL and still have syphilis since, in … Medical dictionary
RPR test — Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream when a patient has syphilis. A negative (nonreactive) RPR is compatible with a person not having syphilis, but in the early stages of the … Medical dictionary
Test, RPR — Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream when a patient has syphilis. A negative (nonreactive) RPR is compatible with a person not having syphilis, but in the early stages of the … Medical dictionary
syphilis — /sif euh lis/, n. Pathol. a chronic infectious disease, caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum, usually venereal in origin but often congenital, and affecting almost any organ or tissue in the body, esp. the genitals, skin, mucous membranes,… … Universalium
Syphilis — A sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism called a spirochete. This worm like, spiral shaped organism infects people by burrowing into the moist mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals. From there, the… … Medical dictionary
