weil-felix reaction — ˈvī(ə)lˈfāliks noun or weil felix test Usage: usually capitalized W&F Etymology: after Edmund Weil died 1922 and Arthur Felix died 1956 Austrian physicians : an agglutination test for various rickettsial infections (as typhus fever and scrub… … Useful english dictionary
Weil-Felix reaction — a diagnostic test for typhus. A sample of the patient s serum is tested for the presence of antibodies against the organism Proteus vulgaris. Although this relatively harmless organism is not the cause of typhus, it possesses certain antigens in… … The new mediacal dictionary
Weil-Felix reaction — A test for the diagnosis of typhus and certain other rickettsial diseases. In this test, the blood serum of a patient with suspected rickettsial disease is tested against certain strains of Proteus vulgaris (OX 2, OX 19, OX K). The agglutination… … Dictionary of microbiology
Weil-Felix test — n WEIL FELIX REACTION * * * (for typhus and certain other rickettsial diseases) the blood serum of a patient with suspected rickettsial disease is tested against certain strains of Proteus vulgaris (OX 2, OX 19, OX K).The agglutination reactions … Medical dictionary
weil-felix test — noun see weil felix reaction … Useful english dictionary
Weil-Felix test — The Weil Felix test is a test for the presence and type of rickettsial disease based on the agglutination of OX strains of Proteus vulgaris with suspected rickettsia in a patient s blood serum. It is a heterophile agglutinition reaction. The non… … Wikipedia
Weil-Felix test (reaction) — Weil Fe·lix test (reaction) (vīlґ faґliks) [Edmund Weil, Austrian physician in Czechoslovakia, 1880–1922; Arthur Felix, Polish born bacteriologist in England, 1887–1956] see under test … Medical dictionary
Реакция Вейля-Феликса (Weil-Felix Reaction) — диагностический тест, позволяющий выявить наличие у человека тифа. Взятая у больного сыворотка крови исследуется для выявления в ней антител против возбудителя вида Proteus vulgaris. Несмотря на то, что данный микроорганизм относительно безвреден … Медицинские термины
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
Felix — Arthur, Polish bacteriologist, 1887–1956. See Weil F. reaction, Weil F. test … Medical dictionary
