Strassburg test

Strass·burg test

(strahs'būrg), an obsolete test for bile in the urine; albumin, if present, is precipitated, then cane sugar is added and filter paper is dipped in the fluid and dried; if bile pigments are present in the urine, sulfuric acid turns the filter paper a reddish violet.

Strassburg,

Gustav A., German physiologist, 1848–. Strassburg test - for bile in the urine.