saliva test

English

Noun

saliva test (plural saliva tests)

1. (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 The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page S6:

     Women competitors in the Olympic Games have to pass a saliva test to prove they are not long-haired men.