Occult (redirected from occult spavin)

occult /oc·cult/ (o-kult´) obscure or hidden from view.

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oc·cult (-klt, klt)

adj.

1. Hidden; concealed.

2. Detectable only by microscopic examination or chemical analysis.

3. Not accompanied by readily detectable signs or symptoms.

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Occult

Not visible or easily detected.

Mentioned in: Fecal Occult Blood Test

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occult

obscure or hidden from view.

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occult blood test

examination, microscopically or by a chemical test, of a specimen of feces, urine, gastric juice, etc., to determine the presence of blood not otherwise detectable. Feces are tested when intestinal bleeding is suspected but there is no visible evidence of blood in the stools.

occult heartworm infection

infection by Dirofilaria immitis in which circulating microfilariae cannot be detected in the peripheral blood by the usual test methods.

occult spavin

see occult spavin.

occult virus

the virus or infectious agent cannot be isolated but there is strong circumstantial evidence that it is present, e.g. scrapie prion.