swelling test

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• hypo-osmotic swelling test — (for viability of sperm) a sperm sample is put into a hypo osmotic solution; spermatozoa with normal plasma membranes should undergo swelling and curling of their tails. If less than 50 per cent of the spermatozoa show this change, the sample is… …   Medical dictionary

• hypo-osmotic swelling — swelling of sperm in a hypo osmotic solution; see hypo osmotic swelling test, under 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

• swelling — 1. An enlargement, e.g., a protuberance or tumor. 2. In embryology, a primordial elevation that develops into a fold, ridge, or prominence. albuminous s. SYN: cloudy s.. ary …   Medical dictionary

• ACTH stimulation test — Diagnostics OPS 301 code 1 797 The ACTH stimulation test (also called the cosyntropin test, tetracosactide test or Synacthen test) is a medical test usually ordered and interpreted by endocrinologists to assess the functioning of the …   Wikipedia

• Schick test — The Schick test, invented between 1910 and 1911, is a test used to determine whether or not a person is susceptible to diphtheria. It was named after its inventor, Béla Schick (1877–1967), a Hungarian born American pediatrician. The test is a… …   Wikipedia

• Abdominojugular test — The abdominojugular test (AJR), also known as hepatojugular reflux, is used as an alternate test for measuring jugular venous pressure (JVP) through the distension or swelling of the jugular vein. A positive AJR best correlates with the pulmonary …   Wikipedia

• Mantoux test — The Mantoux skin test consists of an intradermal injection of exactly one tenth of a milliliter (mL) of PPD tuberculin …   Wikipedia

• Draize test — PETA photo of a rabbit said to be undergoing a Draize test The Draize Test is an acute toxicity test devised in 1944 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) toxicologists John H. Draize and Jacob M. Spines. Initially used for testing cosmetics, the …   Wikipedia

• ALCAT-Test — Der ALCAT Test (englisch Antigen Leukocyte Cellular Antibody Test) oder Leukozytenaktivierungsstest auf Immunstimulantien ist als zellulärer Allergen Stimulationstest ein diagnostisches Verfahren zur qualitativen Bestimmung von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Schick test — shik n a serological test for susceptibility to diphtheria by cutaneous injection of a diluted diphtheria toxin that causes an area of reddening and induration in susceptible individuals Schick Béla (1877 1967) American pediatrician. In 1913… …   Medical dictionary