string test
string test
1. an infrequently used test to locate gastrointestinal hemorrhage; a weighted string is repeatedly swallowed and removed, each time allowing the string to go further down the intestine until blood is encountered;
2. a similar procedure to obtain a specimen from the bowel lumen.
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Rheumatology See Mucin clot test
Urology A macroscopic method for determining active spermatogenesis; the testicle is bisected, forceps are used to grasp the parenchyma and visually note the separation of the strands of fibres
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string test
Obstetrics See Spinnbarkeit Rheumatology See Mucin clot test Urology A macroscopic method for determining active spermatogenesis; the testicle is bisected, forceps are used to grasp the parenchyma and visually note the separation of the strands of fibers.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
String test
A test performed to diagnose threadworm infection. The patient is asked to swallow a weighted string that absorbs stomach juices, which can be analyzed for the presence of threadworm larvae.
Mentioned in: Threadworm Infection
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