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JUSTUS' TEST FOR SYPHILIS

\d͡ʒˈʌstəs tˈɛst fɔː sˈɪfəlɪs], \d‍ʒˈʌstəs tˈɛst fɔː sˈɪfəlɪs], \dʒ_ˈʌ_s_t_ə_s t_ˈɛ_s_t f_ɔː s_ˈɪ_f_ə_l_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of JUSTUS' TEST FOR SYPHILIS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The falling of the hemoglobin percentage in the blood from ten to twenty points in from three to twenty-four hours following the administration of a large dose of mercury in a person who has syphilis.
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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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