PCR test
noun[C]
uk/ˌpiː.siːˈɑː ˌtest/us/ˌpiː.siːˈɑːr ˌtest/atestin which asampleistestedin alaboratory(= aplacewherescientifictestsare done)bycopyingaparticularpieceofDNAmanytimesso that theDNAcan beexaminedindetail. PCR is an abbreviation for polymerasechainreaction:
If youthinkyou may have COVID-19, you should take a PCRtest.
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lateral flow test
- With PCRtests,DNAisextractedfrom asample,mixedwithspecialchemicalsand put intocomputerizedmachinesthat make thousands ofcopiesof theDNA.
- The PCRtestcan berunonnasalorthroatswabs.
- The PCRtestfor HPVDNAcould not beperformedduetoinadequatelivertissue.
Medical treatment: symptoms & diagnosis of medical problems
- aerophobia
- aggressively
- amyloid
- antigen test
- asymptomatic
- contraindication
- echocardiogram
- lacunar
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- lateral flow test
- phlebotomy
- present
- prognosis
- prognostic
- prognosticate
- prognostication
- questioning
- staging
- withdrawal symptoms