Definition: 'Dick Test'
Dick test
Type: TermPronunciation: dik
Definitions:
1. an intracutaneous test of susceptibility to the erythrogenic toxin of Streptococcus pyogenes responsible for the rash and other manifestations of scarlet fever.
Synonyms:
Dick method
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