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Meaning of WIDAL TEST

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections
 
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 Synonyms: Widal's test
 
 See Also: agglutination test

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: (Pronounced vidal). A test involving agglutination of typhoid bacilli when they are mixed with serum containing typhoid antibodies from an individual having typhoid fever; used to detect the presence of Salmonella typhi and S. paratyphi.
 

 

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