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单词 Guthrie test
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Definition of Guthrie test in English:

Guthrie test

noun
Medicine
  • A routine blood test carried out on babies a few days after birth to detect the condition phenylketonuria.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Babies are given a blood test (heel prick test or Guthrie test) when they are born, to look for some serious conditions such as sickle cell disease, under-active thyroid, phenylketonuria, and cystic fibrosis.
    • The Guthrie test (bacterial inhibition assay) is one of the tests used to determine the phenylalanine level in the blood.
    • Last year, the number of Guthrie tests, a routine exam for newborn babies to check for congenital diseases, carried out in Portugal totalled 105,138, representing a decrease of 3,580 against the 2005 figure.
    • I'm really pleased that I've had a query from a member of the coffee group about Guthrie tests (also known as PKU tests).
    • The heel prick test (Guthrie test) is done on all newborn babies shortly after birth to identify PKU at an early age.

Origin

Named after Robert Guthrie (1916–95), American microbiologist.

 
 

Definition of Guthrie test in US English:

Guthrie test

noun
Medicine
  • A routine blood test carried out on babies a few days after birth to detect the condition phenylketonuria.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Last year, the number of Guthrie tests, a routine exam for newborn babies to check for congenital diseases, carried out in Portugal totalled 105,138, representing a decrease of 3,580 against the 2005 figure.
    • I'm really pleased that I've had a query from a member of the coffee group about Guthrie tests (also known as PKU tests).
    • Babies are given a blood test (heel prick test or Guthrie test) when they are born, to look for some serious conditions such as sickle cell disease, under-active thyroid, phenylketonuria, and cystic fibrosis.
    • The heel prick test (Guthrie test) is done on all newborn babies shortly after birth to identify PKU at an early age.
    • The Guthrie test (bacterial inhibition assay) is one of the tests used to determine the phenylalanine level in the blood.

Origin

Named after Robert Guthrie (1916–95), American microbiologist.

 
 
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