Meinicke test

Mei·nic·ke test

(mī'nĭ-kĕ), the first successful application (1917-1918) of immune precipitation to diagnose syphilis, now obsolete.

Meinicke test

The first successful immune precipitation test for syphilis, which has been supplanted by the RPR (rapid plasma reagin) test.

Meinicke,

Ernst, German physician, 1878-1945. Meinicke test - the first successful application of immune precipitation to diagnosis of syphilis, now obsolete.