Medical Dictionary

pseudoreaction

noun pseu·do·re·ac·tion \-rē-ˈak-shən\

Medical Definition of PSEUDOREACTION

:  a reaction following the injection of a toxin (as in the Schick test) which is caused by something (as impurities in the test medium) other than the toxin itself

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