widal's test

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Noun widal's test has 1 sense

Widal test, Widal's test - a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections
--₁ is a kind of agglutination test

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Widal's Test

Definition:

Widal's Test, named after French physician Georges-Fernand Widal, is a laboratory procedure used to diagnose certain bacterial infections, particularly typhoid fever. It detects the presence of antibodies in a patient's blood that are specific to Salmonella typhi, the bacterium responsible for causing typhoid.

Example Sentences:

The doctor ordered a Widal's test to confirm the diagnosis of typhoid fever.
After the suspected outbreak, the entire population of the town underwent Widal's tests to assess the scale of the problem.
We cannot start treatment until the Widal's test results are available.

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