Schiller Test

Schiller Test. Medical Definition of Schiller&#39s test a preliminary test for cancer of the uterine cervix in which the cervix is painted with an aqueous solution of iodine and potassium iodide and which shows up healthy tissue by staining it brown and possibly cancerous tissue as white or yellow due to its failure to take up the stain because of a deficiency of glycogen in the cells.

A Schilling test is also known as a Vitamin B12 absorption test It was formerly used to determine whether a person was absorbing vitamin B12 normally.

What is the Schiller test in gynecology?

Schiller&#39s test or Schiller&#39s Iodine test is a medical test in which iodine solution is applied to the cervix in order to diagnose cervical cancer Procedure Schiller&#39s iodine solution is applied to the cervix under direct vision Purpose test for cervical cancer.

Do You Need a Schilling Test? Learn What to Expect

Schiller test ( shil&#39er test) A test for nonglycogencontaining areas of the vaginal part of the cervix which may be the site of early carcinoma such areas fail to stain dark brown with iodine solution loss of glycogen due to erosion and other benign conditions may also give a positive result Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012.