Addis test
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Addis test (method)
[ad´is]after the patient is given a dry diet for 24 hours, the specific gravity of the urine is determined.
Ad·dis count
(ad'is),a quantitative enumeration of the red blood cell count, white blood cell count, and casts in a 12-hour urine specimen; used to follow the progress of known renal disease.