Taber's Medical Dictionary
Ham test
[Thomas Hale Ham, U.S. physician, 1905-1987]
A test for diagnosing paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, in which red cells are assessed for resistance to lysis during incubation with acidified serum. This test has been largely replaced by flow cytometry.
SEE: acid hemolysin test.
HAM TEST
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Ham Test." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733490/all/Ham test.
Ham test. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733490/all/Ham test. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Ham test. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733490/all/Ham test
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