Katayama test

Ka·ta·ya·ma test

(kat'a-yă-mă),

a qualitative colorimetric test for the presence of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood.

Katayama test

An obsolete qualitative test for the presence of carboxyhaemoglobin in the serum; carboxyhaemoglobin is measured by spectrophotometry and has characteristic absorption bands at 568–572 and 538–540 nm.

Katayama,

Kunika, Japanese physician, 1856-1931.

Katayama test - a qualitative colorimetric test for the presence of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood.