triple test

English

Noun

triple test (plural triple tests)

1. (medicine) Serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein, estriol and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, used during pregnancy to screen for chromosomal abnormalities and neural tube defects.
2. (medicine) History/examination, imaging and biopsy, used in the diagnostic workup for breast cancers.

See also

• quadruple test
• double test