Aschheim-Zondek test
noun
Asch·heim-Zon·dek test
ˈäsh-ˌ(h)īm-ˈzän-dik-, -ˈtsän-
: a test formerly used especially to determine human pregnancy in its early stages on the basis of the effect of a subcutaneous injection of the patient's urine on the ovaries of an immature female mouse
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“Aschheim-Zondek test.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Aschheim-Zondek%20test. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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