Rabbit Test (Noun)
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The rabbit test was a common method for determining pregnancy before the development of modern home pregnancy tests.
- In the early 20th century, the rabbit test was widely used by doctors to confirm pregnancy in their patients.
- The rabbit test involved injecting a woman's urine into a female rabbit and then examining the rabbit's ovaries for signs of pregnancy.
- Although the rabbit test was effective, it was eventually replaced by more convenient and less invasive methods of pregnancy testing.
- The discovery of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin led to the development of more modern pregnancy tests and the eventual discontinuation of the rabbit test.