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breath test
breath test n (Law) Brit a chemical test of a driver's breath to determine the amount of alcohol he has consumed vb (tr) (Medicine) to carry out a breath test on (someone)Translationsbreath test
breath test Brit a chemical test of a driver's breath to determine the amount of alcohol he has consumed breath test
breath testany diagnostic test in which endogenous or exogenous materials are measured in samples of breath as a means of identifying pathologic processes; examples include hydrogen breath testing for lactose intolerance or urea breath testing to detect gastric colonization with Helicobacter pylori. Synonym(s): breath analysisbreath test Gastroenterology Any of a number of clinical tests used to evaluate malabsorption, in which a food containing a substance emitting low levels of radioactivity is ingested and, if malabsorbed, is exhaled through the lungs. Lab medicine The testing of the gases exhaled from a patient for the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).breath test Chest medicine Any of a number of clinical tests used to evaluate malabsorption, in which a food containing a substance emitting low levels of radioactivity is ingested and, if malabsorbed, is exhaled through the lungs. See 2H-lactose test, 14C-xylose test GI disease See Urea breath test Lab medicine The testing of gases exhaled from a Pt for the presence of volatile organic compounds–VOCs. breath test (breth test) 1. Any diagnostic procedure in which endogenous or exogenous materials are measured in samples of breath as a means of identifying pathologic processes (e.g., hydrogen breath testing for lactose intolerance, urea breath testing to detect gastric colonization with Helicobacter pylori). 2. A test to measure alcohol consumption. breath test (breth test) Any diagnostic test in which endogenous or exogenous materials are measured in samples of breath as a means of identifying pathologic processes. |