saliva test
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Noun[edit]
saliva test (plural saliva tests)
- (medicine) A medical test in which a sample of saliva is analyzed, often in order to measure a person's hormone levels; such a test administered to an athlete in order to conclusively determine gender.
- 1968 August 11, “'Beautiful Sport' Draws a Beauty”, in New York Times, page S6:
- Women competitors in the Olympic Games have to pass a saliva test to prove they are not long-haired men.