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RABBIT TEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rabbit test mean?
• RABBIT TEST (noun)
The noun RABBIT TEST has 1 sense:
1. pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant
Familiarity information: RABBIT TEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Friedman test; rabbit test
Hypernyms ("rabbit test" is a kind of...):
pregnancy test (a physiological test to determine whether a woman is pregnant)
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