| Eponyms in category: Tests - reactions - reagents - solutions |
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| Abelin's reaction |
| A sensitive, qualitative reaction for demonstrating the presence of salvarsan and neosalvarsan in blood and urine.
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| Achard-Castaigne test |
| A simple clinical test using methylene blue for examining the excretion function of the kidneys. |
| Acree's colour test |
| Highly sensitive colour test for demonstrating preserving agents in milk. |
| Acree's reaction (Acree's colour test) |
| Highly sensitive colour test for demonstrating preserving agents in milk. |
| Adamkiewicz' reaction |
| A colour (quantitative) colorimetric reaction to detect proteins. |
| Addis-Shevky concentration test |
| A test of the capacity of the kidney to produce urine of high specific gravity following 24 hours of a diet poor in liquid. |
| Adlersberg-Porges test (Fouchet's test) |
| A method for demonstrating the presence of bilirubin in faeces, urine and serum. |
| Adlersberg’s test (Fouchet's test) |
| A method for demonstrating the presence of bilirubin in faeces, urine and serum. |
| Adson's manoeuvre |
| A test for thoracic outlet syndrome. |
| Adson's procedure (Adson's manoeuvre) |
| A test for thoracic outlet syndrome. |
| Adson's test (Adson's manoeuvre) |
| A test for thoracic outlet syndrome. |
| Albarran's test |
| A clinical polyuria test for renal insufficiency. |
| Albright's test |
| A sustained acid tolerance test of the kidneys to test their capacity for maintaining acid-base balance through reabsorption.
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| Aldrich's test (Charles Anderson Aldrich) |
| A test for nettle rash/blister. |
| Allen's blue reaction |
| Staining reaction for gross quantitative demonstration of dehydro-epiandrosteron-like chromogens. |
| Allen's manoeuvre (Allen's test (Edgar Van Nuys Allen)) |
| Test of arterial supply to hand which involves compression and release of radial and ulnar vessels and observation of colour change.
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| Allen's test (Edgar Van Nuys Allen) |
| Test of arterial supply to hand which involves compression and release of radial and ulnar vessels and observation of colour change.
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| Allen-Doisy test |
| Test used to determine oestrogen content. |
| Alsever's solution |
| Antocoagulant for storing test erythrocytes. |
| Altmann's fixation |
| A special tissue fixation method using Altmann’s solution for demonstrating mitochondria (Altmann-Schridde granules).
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| Altmann's solution |
| Solution for demonstrating mitochondria (Altmann-Schridde granules) |
| Ames' test |
| A screening test for the potentially carcinogenic effect of substances. |
| Anderson-Goldberger test |
| An animal experiment with guinea pigs for diagnosing spotted fever.
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| Arloing-Courmont agglutination test |
| Method for demonstrating the presence of agglutinating antibodies in tuberculosis. |
| Arnold's reaction (Arnold's test) |
| Test for demonstrating nephrorosein, a pathological urine pigment that can be distinguished from urorosein by spectrographical methods. |
| Arnold's test |
| Test for demonstrating nephrorosein, a pathological urine pigment that can be distinguished from urorosein by spectrographical methods. |
| Arnold-Lipliawski test |
| Clinical reaction for demonstrating acetic acid. |
| Aron's reaction |
| Complicated serological experimental cancer test in test animals using patient’s urine. |
| Aschheim-Zondek pregnancy reaction |
| Classical test for pregnancy in which the patient’s urine is injected subcutaneously into immature female mice. |
| Aschner-Dagnini bulbus pressure test (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner’s bulbus reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner’s oculocardial reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner’s phenomenon (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Ascoli's meiostagmin reaction |
| Physiological-chemical immunity reaction for demonstrating meiostagmins. |
| Ascoli's test |
| Biochemical cancer test based on demonstrating a peculiar isolated disturbance of the lipoid metabolism in persons with malign tumours.
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| Ascoli's test |
| Thermo precipitation test for the diagnosis of anthrax. |
| Ascoli’s reaction (Ascoli's test) |
| Thermo precipitation test for the diagnosis of anthrax. |
| Ashbel-Seligman reaction |
| Staining method for histological demonstration of steroid hormones in situ.
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| Austrian's reaction |
| Intracutaneous test using «typhoidin» for diagnosing typhus abdominalis. No longer commonly used. |
| Babcock's test |
| Test to determine the amount of butterfat in milk by centrifuging a mixture of equal parts of milk and sulphuric acid. |
| Babcock's test for milk (Babcock's test) |
| Test to determine the amount of butterfat in milk by centrifuging a mixture of equal parts of milk and sulphuric acid. |
| Babinski's reflex (Babinski's sign I) |
| A pathological reflex where the great toe extends and flexes toward the top of the foot and the other toes fan out when the sole of the foot is firmly stroked. |
| Babinski's sign I |
| A pathological reflex where the great toe extends and flexes toward the top of the foot and the other toes fan out when the sole of the foot is firmly stroked. |
| Babinski’s test (Babinski's sign I) |
| A pathological reflex where the great toe extends and flexes toward the top of the foot and the other toes fan out when the sole of the foot is firmly stroked. |
| Bachman's intracutaneous test |
| An intracutaneous reaction for the diagnosis of trichiniosis.
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| Bachmann-Pettit test |
| Modification of the Kober test for the detection of estrogenic hormones in the urine. |
| Bagolini's test |
| A test for retinal correspondence with the subject observing a figure through two striated lenses.
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| Balke's test |
| A test to determine maximum oxygen utilization. |
| Bárány's test |
| A caloric test for labyrinthine function. |
| Barr's test |
| A buccal smear test for investigation of the existence of Barr's body. |
| Becher's reaction |
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| Becher's test (Becher's reaction) |
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| Becher's xantoprotein reaction (Becher's reaction) |
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| Bergmann's bilirubin tolerance test (Bergmann-Eilbott test) |
| Bilirubin excretion test of liver function. |
| Bergmann-Eilbott bilirubin tolerance test (Bergmann-Eilbott test) |
| Bilirubin excretion test of liver function. |
| Bergmann-Eilbott test |
| Bilirubin excretion test of liver function. |
| Besredka's method (Besredka's reaction) |
| A complement deviation reaction for tuberculosis using Besredka's egg substrate |
| Besredka's reaction |
| A complement deviation reaction for tuberculosis using Besredka's egg substrate |
| Bezold's test |
| A method for examining deafness using a tuning fork. |
| Bielschowsky's head tilt test |
| A test for palsy of the superior oblique muscle caused by damage to the IVth cranial nerve. |
| Bordet-Gengou-Wassermann reaction (Wassermann's reaction) |
| A complement-fixation test as a diagnostic of syphilis using blood serum or cerebrospinal fluid. |
| Bordet-Wassermann reaction (Wassermann's reaction) |
| A complement-fixation test as a diagnostic of syphilis using blood serum or cerebrospinal fluid. |
| Brodie-Trendelenburg test (Trendelenburg's test I) |
| Test for varicose veins. |
| Cacchi-Ricci syndrome |
| A congenital cystic disease of the pyramids with dilation of the terminal collecting ducts in the kidneys and multiple small cysts in the medulla, giving the kidneys a spongy appearance. |
| Carnett's test |
| A clinical sign that can distinguish between an anterior abdominal wall mass/pain and that which is coming from the intraperitoneal cavity.
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| Carrel-Dakin fluid (Dakin's solution) |
| Highly diluted, neutral antiseptic solution for cleansing wounds. |
| Carrel-Dakin treatment |
| Method of wound irrigation in which the wound is intermittently irrigated with Dakin’s solution. |
| Carrell-Dakin solution (Dakin's solution) |
| Highly diluted, neutral antiseptic solution for cleansing wounds. |
| Castaigne's test |
| Test for density of urine. |
| Crosby's capsule (Crosby-Kugler capsule) |
| Capsule used for taking samples from the intestinal mucosa.
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| Crosby's test |
| A diagnostic test for demonstrating the nocturnal paroxysmal heamoglobinuria. |
| Crosby-Kugler capsule |
| Capsule used for taking samples from the intestinal mucosa.
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| Czermak's mirror test |
| A diagnostic test in patent nostrils. |
| Dagnini’s reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Dakin's solution |
| Highly diluted, neutral antiseptic solution for cleansing wounds. |
| Dakin’s fluid (Dakin's solution) |
| Highly diluted, neutral antiseptic solution for cleansing wounds. |
| Debré-Paraf reaction |
| A method which consists of investigating the humours (humeurs) with a fixation equivalent to the Bordet-Gengou reaction, but using and antigen instead of antibody.
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| Delbet-Mocquot test (Perthes' test) |
| A clinical test for assessing the patency of the deep femoral veins, used in preparations for operation for varicose veins. |
| Distoma ringeri (Paragonmus ringeri) |
| The parasite causing paragonimiasis. |
| Duane's parallax test |
| Test for disturbances of the balance of the eye muscles.
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| Duane's test |
| Prism test for latent squint. |
| Ducrey's test (Ito-Reenstierna test) |
| Intracutaneous injection of a killed culture of Ducrey-Krefting bacillus for diagnosis of chancroid. |
| Eddowes' syndrome (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| Ehrlich's finger test |
| In vivo test for demonstrating a haemolysis caused by biphasic cold haemolysins (Donath-Landsteiner antibodies). |
| Ehrlich's reaction |
| Test for urobilinogen using Ehrlich's reagent. |
| Ehrlich's reagent |
| 2 g% dimethylaminobenzaldehyde in 20 %-ig HCI for demonstrating urobilin.
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| Ehrlich-Böhme reagent |
| Reagent for the demonstration of formation of indol by bacteria. |
| Ehrlich’s diazo reagent (Ehrlich's reagent) |
| 2 g% dimethylaminobenzaldehyde in 20 %-ig HCI for demonstrating urobilin.
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| Ehrmann's test |
| Biological demonstration of adrenalin on frogs' eyes. |
| Eijkman's test |
| A test to determine whether coliform bacteria come from from warm-blooded animals. |
| Ekman's syndrome (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| Ekman-Lobstein syndrome |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| Épreuve de Castaigne (French) (Castaigne's test) |
| Test for density of urine. |
| Erb's test |
| The test of reaction of degeneration. |
| Farber's test |
| A simple and sparing test for determining or excluding an atresia in the gastrointestinal tract in newborn with the aid of X rays. |
| Finkelstein's test |
| A test for diagnosing de Quervain’s disease, or snapping thumb syndrome. |
| Flack's test |
| Endurance test of the heart. |
| Fontaine-Aron-Buck test |
| Serological cancer test based on the principle that when an antigen derived form the urine of a cancer carrier is brought together with the serum-antibody of a person sick with cancer, a darkening (Trübung) is formed. |
| Foshay's test |
| The intradermal injection of a suspension of killed Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia. |
| Fouchet's test |
| A method for demonstrating the presence of bilirubin in faeces, urine and serum. |
| Frei's test |
| Skin test for venereal lymphogranuloma inguinale using Frei’s antigen. |
| Gerhardt's reaction |
| A reaction using iron chloride to detect acetone in diabetes. |
| Gerstmann's test |
| A test for demonstrating a cerebellar ataxia. It is more sensitive than the Romberg’s sign, of which it is a modification. |
| Gerstmann’s phenomenon (Gerstmann's test) |
| A test for demonstrating a cerebellar ataxia. It is more sensitive than the Romberg’s sign, of which it is a modification. |
| Gerstmann’s sign (Gerstmann's test) |
| A test for demonstrating a cerebellar ataxia. It is more sensitive than the Romberg’s sign, of which it is a modification. |
| Gmelin's test |
| Simple, qualitative method for demonstrating bilirubin in urine. |
| Gmelin's test (Rosenbach's test) |
| A test for bile in the urine using nitric acid. |
| Golgi's reagent |
| Regent used in Golgi's stain: Kaliumbichromat u. Osmiumsäure.
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| Gowers' solution |
| Dilution of sodium sulphate and acetic acid for counting red blood corpuscles.
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| Gruber-Widal reaction (Georges Fernand Isidore Widal) |
| Serological agglutination test for typhoid fever. |
| Guillain, Guy Laroche and Léchelle reaction |
| French description: Réaction au benjoin colloïdal. |
| Ham's test |
| The definitive test for diagnosing paroxysmal nocturnal heamoglobinuria (PNH). |
| Ham-Dacie acidified serum test (Ham's test) |
| The definitive test for diagnosing paroxysmal nocturnal heamoglobinuria (PNH). |
| Ham-Dacie test (Ham's test) |
| The definitive test for diagnosing paroxysmal nocturnal heamoglobinuria (PNH). |
| Haserick's test or plasma test |
| Only French description available |
| Hecht's iodine test (Hecht's test (Hugo Hecht)) |
| Simple chemical method for demonstrating iodine in urine. |
| Hecht's reaction I (Hugo Hecht) |
| Seroreaction used for demonstrating flocculating lipid anti-bodies in diagnosing lues. |
| Hecht's reaction II (Hugo Hecht) |
| A modification of the Wassermann reaction. |
| Hecht's test (Hugo Hecht) |
| Simple chemical method for demonstrating iodine in urine. |
| Hess' test (Rumpel-Leede test) |
| Test for fragility of the smallest vessels, which is dependant upon the function of the thrombocytes. |
| Horton's test |
| An investigative method for differential diagnosis and pathological elucidation of recurrent headaches with the help of a phenomenological provocation using histamine. |
| Horton’s histamine test (Horton's test) |
| An investigative method for differential diagnosis and pathological elucidation of recurrent headaches with the help of a phenomenological provocation using histamine. |
| Huhner's test (Sims-Huhner test (Harry M. Sims)) |
| Test for sterility in the male. |
| Ito-Reenstierna test |
| Intracutaneous injection of a killed culture of Ducrey-Krefting bacillus for diagnosis of chancroid. |
| Kober's test |
| A test for estrogens. |
| Korotkov's sign (Korotkov's test) |
| A test of collateral circulation. |
| Korotkov's test |
| A test of collateral circulation. |
| Krebs-Henseleit solution |
| A perfusion solution. |
| Krebs-Henseleit-Bicarbonate (KHB) solution (Krebs-Henseleit solution) |
| A perfusion solution. |
| Kunkel's reaction |
| A serum lability reaction based on partial precipitation of gammaglobulin through zink sulphate. |
| Kurzrok-Miller test |
| A crossed invasion test in vitro for experimental demonstration of the cause of female sterility. |
| Kveim' test |
| Intra-cutaneous reaction for Boeck’s sarcoid using Kveim antigen. |
| Kveim's antigen |
| An extract of sarcoid tissue, usually spleen, liver or lymph node from patients with sarcoidosis (Boeck’s sarkoid). Used for Kveim’s test. |
| Kveim-Nickerson skin test (Kveim' test) |
| Intra-cutaneous reaction for Boeck’s sarcoid using Kveim antigen. |
| Kveim-Siltzbach antigen (Kveim's antigen) |
| An extract of sarcoid tissue, usually spleen, liver or lymph node from patients with sarcoidosis (Boeck’s sarkoid). Used for Kveim’s test. |
| Kveim-Siltzbach test |
| Louis Siltzbach developed a revised test using splenic suspension, and affirmed its specificity.
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| Königstein-Urbach reaction (Urbach-Königstein method) |
| Diagnostic procedure for demonstrating antibodies in allergics. |
| Lange's colloidal gold test (Lange's test) |
| Quantitative colloidal gold reaction used in diagnosing cerebrospinal syphilis. It is now obsolete. |
| Lange's solution |
| A colloidal gold solution used in Lange's test.
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| Lange's test |
| Quantitative colloidal gold reaction used in diagnosing cerebrospinal syphilis. It is now obsolete. |
| Lobstein's syndrome (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| Locke's solution (Locke-Ringer solution) |
| An isotonic electrolytic infusion solution. |
| Locke-Ringer solution |
| An isotonic electrolytic infusion solution. |
| Mahorner-Ochsner test (Ochsner-Mahorner test) |
| A modification of Perthes' test. |
| Master's test |
| A standardized test used to assess cardiac function, particularly by taking ECG before and after exercise. |
| Master's two-step exercise test (Master's test) |
| A standardized test used to assess cardiac function, particularly by taking ECG before and after exercise. |
| Master’s two-step test (Master's test) |
| A standardized test used to assess cardiac function, particularly by taking ECG before and after exercise. |
| McClube's test (Aldrich's test (Charles Anderson Aldrich)) |
| A test for nettle rash/blister. |
| Meltzer-Ehrmann reaction (Ehrmann's test) |
| Biological demonstration of adrenalin on frogs' eyes. |
| Müller's complement fixation test (Müller-Oppenheim reaction (Rudolf Müller)) |
| A complement fixation test for serodiagnosis of gonorrhoea. |
| Müller-Oppenheim reaction (Rudolf Müller) |
| A complement fixation test for serodiagnosis of gonorrhoea. |
| Naffziger's test |
| Tests concerning pressure of cerebrospinal fluid, and pressure on the scalenus anticus muscle.
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| Naffziger-Jones test (Naffziger's test) |
| Tests concerning pressure of cerebrospinal fluid, and pressure on the scalenus anticus muscle.
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| Nelson's syphilis reaction (Nelson-Mayer test) |
| Highly sensitive, specific reaction for serodiagnostic of syphilis. |
| Nelson's treponemal immobilization test (Nelson-Mayer test) |
| Highly sensitive, specific reaction for serodiagnostic of syphilis. |
| Nelson-Mayer test |
| Highly sensitive, specific reaction for serodiagnostic of syphilis. |
| Neurath's test |
| Serological technique for recognising whether a positive haemolysis reaction or flocculation test for syphilis is correct for this disease.
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| Nickerson-Kveim reaction (Kveim' test) |
| Intra-cutaneous reaction for Boeck’s sarcoid using Kveim antigen. |
| Ochsner's test |
| A test for median nerve injury distal to the ante-cubital fossa. |
| Ochsner-Mahorner test |
| A modification of Perthes' test. |
| Oliver's test (William Silver Oliver) |
| A test for albumin. |
| Pap smear (Papanicolaou's smear) |
| Cytodiagnostic test for early detection of cervical cancer. |
| Papanicolaou's smear |
| Cytodiagnostic test for early detection of cervical cancer. |
| Papanicolaou's smear test (Papanicolaou's test) |
| A test for early diagnosis of cervical cancer. |
| Papanicolaou's test |
| A test for early diagnosis of cervical cancer. |
| Paragonmus ringeri |
| The parasite causing paragonimiasis. |
| Perthes' test |
| A clinical test for assessing the patency of the deep femoral veins, used in preparations for operation for varicose veins. |
| Perthes' reaction (Perthes' test) |
| A clinical test for assessing the patency of the deep femoral veins, used in preparations for operation for varicose veins. |
| Pfeiffer's test |
| Animal test for bacteriolysis. |
| Phalen's manoeuvre |
| A manoeuvre done to check for carpal tunnel abnormality. |
| Phalen's position (Phalen's manoeuvre) |
| A manoeuvre done to check for carpal tunnel abnormality. |
| Phalen's sign (Phalen's manoeuvre) |
| A manoeuvre done to check for carpal tunnel abnormality. |
| Phalen's test (Phalen's manoeuvre) |
| A manoeuvre done to check for carpal tunnel abnormality. |
| Politzer's test |
| Qualitative test for function of the Eustachian tube. |
| Porak-Durante disease (recessive form) (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| Porges-Meier reaction |
| A precipitation test for syphilis. |
| Porges’ reaction (Porges-Meier reaction) |
| A precipitation test for syphilis. |
| Réaction de Porges (Porges-Meier reaction) |
| A precipitation test for syphilis. |
| Reiter's test |
| Complement fixation test for syphilis.
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| Ricci-Cacchi syndrome (Cacchi-Ricci syndrome) |
| A congenital cystic disease of the pyramids with dilation of the terminal collecting ducts in the kidneys and multiple small cysts in the medulla, giving the kidneys a spongy appearance. |
| Ringer's lactated injection |
| A sterile solution of specified amounts of calcium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, and sodium lactate in water for injection. |
| Ringer's solution |
| A solution used in physiological experiments. It contains sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium chlorides; sodium bicarbonate, dextrose, and water. |
| Ringer’s irrigation (Ringer's solution) |
| A solution used in physiological experiments. It contains sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium chlorides; sodium bicarbonate, dextrose, and water. |
| Rinne's test |
| A hearing test using a tuning fork to compare the duration of bone conduction with that of air conduction. |
| Rosenbach's test |
| A test for bile in the urine using nitric acid. |
| Rosenbach-Gmelin test (Gmelin's test) |
| Simple, qualitative method for demonstrating bilirubin in urine. |
| Rosenbach-Gmelin test (Rosenbach's test) |
| A test for bile in the urine using nitric acid. |
| Rumpel-Leede capillary-fragility test (Rumpel-Leede test) |
| Test for fragility of the smallest vessels, which is dependant upon the function of the thrombocytes. |
| Rumpel-Leede test |
| Test for fragility of the smallest vessels, which is dependant upon the function of the thrombocytes. |
| Sachs-Georgi reaction |
| A serological test for syphilis. |
| Sachs-Georgi test (Sachs-Georgi reaction) |
| A serological test for syphilis. |
| Sachs-Witebsky reaction |
| Precipitation reaction for serological diagnostics of lues. |
| Schiff's reagent |
| A reagent used for testing for aldehydes and ketones, and in histochemistry to detect polysaccharides, DNA and proteins. |
| Schiller's test |
| Test for carcinoma of the cervix. |
| Schwabach's test |
| A hearing test using five tuning forks of different tones for compairing duration of bone conduction of the impaired ear with that of the normal. |
| Selivanov's reaction (Selivanov's test) |
| A test for fructosuria. |
| Selivanov's test |
| A test for fructosuria. |
| Sieur's sign (Sieur's test) |
| A test for pneumothorax. |
| Sieur's test |
| A test for pneumothorax. |
| Sims' test (Sims-Huhner test (Harry M. Sims)) |
| Test for sterility in the male. |
| Sims-Huhner test (Harry M. Sims) |
| Test for sterility in the male. |
| Smillie's test |
| Rotation of body and femur elicits a crack in damaged meniscus, when the patient stands alone on the affected leg with the knee straight. |
| Snellen fraction |
| A ratio measuring the acuity of a person's eyesight compared to a standard observer with good normal acuity. |
| Snellen's charts |
| Chart imprinted with lines of black letters used for testing visual acuity. |
| Snellen's garden |
| E-shaped figure used as a reading test for illiterates. |
| Snellen's test |
| Test for visual acuity where the patient reads Snellen’s chart at a certain distance with one eye, then with the other, and then with both eyes. |
| Snellen's test types (Snellen's charts) |
| Chart imprinted with lines of black letters used for testing visual acuity. |
| Somogyi's reagent |
| A reagent for the determination of sugars. |
| Spatz-Stiefler reaction |
| A test for a fast anatomical diagnosis of progressive paralysis. |
| Spiegler's reagent and test |
| Sensitive albumin test with a reagent. |
| Spurway's syndrome (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| Spurway-Eddowes syndrome (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| Trendelenburg's test I |
| Test for varicose veins. |
| Trendelenburg-Brodie test (Trendelenburg's test I) |
| Test for varicose veins. |
| Tyrode's solution |
| Salt solution which is a modified Locke solution, used in physiological experiments, tissue cultures and tissue preservation, and to irrigate the peritoneal cavity. |
| Urbach-Königstein method |
| Diagnostic procedure for demonstrating antibodies in allergics. |
| Urbach-Königstein reaction (Urbach-Königstein method) |
| Diagnostic procedure for demonstrating antibodies in allergics. |
| van der Hoeve-de Kleyn syndrome (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| van der Hoeve’s syndrome (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| van der Hoeve’s trias (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| Vaquez and Cottet test |
| A test for investigating the permeability of the kidney for water. |
| Volhard' Verdünnungs- und Konzentrationsversuch (German), (Volhard's test) |
| A test for kidney function. |
| Volhard' Wasserstoss (German) (Volhard's test) |
| A test for kidney function. |
| Volhard's method |
| A method to determine the percentage of chloride in a sample. |
| Volhard's test |
| A test for kidney function. |
| Volhard-Fahr test (Volhard's test) |
| A test for kidney function. |
| von Bergmann's test (Bergmann-Eilbott test) |
| Bilirubin excretion test of liver function. |
| Vrolik’s disease (recessive form) (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| Vrolik’s syndrome (recessive form) (Ekman-Lobstein syndrome) |
| This rather infrequently used eponym denotes the association of brittle bones and blue sclerae, with absence of deafness. It is an inherited disorder characterised by extreme fragility of bones that begins in childhood. |
| Wassermann fast |
| Indicating a positive reaction shown by a Wassermann test that continues after adequate antisyphilitic medication.
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| Wassermann's reaction |
| A complement-fixation test as a diagnostic of syphilis using blood serum or cerebrospinal fluid. |
| Wassermann's test (Wassermann's reaction) |
| A complement-fixation test as a diagnostic of syphilis using blood serum or cerebrospinal fluid. |
| Weichardt's reaction |
| Test based on the change of surface tension when antigen and antibody react with each other in certain dilutions. |
| Weichardt's reagent |
| A reagent used for serodiagnostic of syphilis. |
| Weigert's iodine solution |
| A iodine-potassium iodide mixture. |
| Widal and Abrami test (Georges Fernand Isidore Widal) |
| A modification of the Donath-Landsteiner test for paroxysmal haemoglobinuria. |
| Widal’s reaction (Gruber-Widal reaction (Georges Fernand Isidore Widal)) |
| Serological agglutination test for typhoid fever. |
| Widal’s test (Gruber-Widal reaction (Georges Fernand Isidore Widal)) |
| Serological agglutination test for typhoid fever. |
| Zenker's fixative |
| A rapid nuclear fixative used as a mordant in some staining procedures. |
| Zenker's solution (Zenker's fixative) |
| A rapid nuclear fixative used as a mordant in some staining procedures. |
| Zenker’s liquid (Zenker's fixative) |
| A rapid nuclear fixative used as a mordant in some staining procedures. |
| Zsigmondy's test (Lange's test) |
| Quantitative colloidal gold reaction used in diagnosing cerebrospinal syphilis. It is now obsolete. |
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