Definition of Pregnancy test

1. Noun. A physiological test to determine whether a woman is pregnant.

Generic synonyms: Bio-assay, Bioassay
Specialized synonyms: Friedman Test, Rabbit Test

Definition of Pregnancy test

1. Noun. a piece of test equipment that determines whether a woman, or by extension, a female animal is pregnant ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pregnancy Test

preggo
preggos
preglabellar
preglacial
preglomerular
pregnabilities
pregnability
pregnable
pregnadiene
pregnadienes
pregnance
pregnancies
pregnancy
pregnancy school
pregnancy schools
pregnancy test (current term)
pregnane
pregnanediol
pregnanes
pregnanolone
pregnant
pregnant chad
pregnant pause
pregnantly
pregnaunt
pregnene
pregnenes
pregnenolone
pregnenolones
prego

Literary usage of Pregnancy test

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Criminal Justice & Community Response to Rape by Joel Epstein (1995)
"Pregnancy: You and your physician have discussed pregnancy, and a pregnancy test has been given to rule out an existing pregnancy. ..."

2. All Too Familiar: Sexual Abuse of Women in U.S. State Prisons by Dorothy Q. Thomas (1996)
"In 1993 Anne B. reported that she had been sexually assaulted by a corrections employee and requested a pregnancy test. Almost immediately after the test ..."

3. The Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism by Alina Baciu (2005)
"Each of the women had a negative pregnancy test on the day of vaccination (CDC, 2003k). In all of these populations, the actual number of pregnancies ..."

4. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"Positive pregnancy test 7. Serum levels of hCG <6000 mlU/mL at 6 weeks S. Less than 66% increase in hCG titers in 48 hours 9. Positive culdocentesis (83%) ..."

5. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"As estrogens (total, in pregnancy) test system is a device intended to measure total estrogens in plasma, serum, and urine during pregnancy. ..."

6. Approval and Monitoring of Narcotic Treatment Programs: A Guide on the Roles by Lynne C. McArthur, Yvonne Goldsberry (1998)
"An initial pregnancy test shall be performed for each prospective female patient of ... (3) * * * (i) * * * A pregnancy test is required for any woman of ..."

7. The Future of Drug Safety: Promoting and Protecting the Health of the Public by Alina Baciu, Kathleen R. Stratton, Sheila P. Burke (2007)
"Of these women, 36 percent did not have any type of pregnancy test before beginning treatment, and about 900 pregnancies occurred among enrollees during ..."

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