heterophil test

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   a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis

   Broaderagglutination test

Questions about heterophil test

What does heterophil test mean?

heterophil test means "a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis".

Is heterophil test a common word?

heterophil test is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.