A small, chemically treated stick that is inserted into a urine specimen and that changes color depending on what the urine contains
Chemical "strip" of filter paper used for standard urine tests.
A thin plastic strip with various chemically treated pads attached at one end. The strip with its attached pads is dipped in the urine to be tested. The various pads turns colors depending on various chemical or cellular characteristics of the urine being tested. Acid content and concentration are two of the more common tests commonly performed with urinary dipsticks. Disease specific dipsticks for kidney stone patients with identified chemical problems are under development.
A dipstick is one of several devices dipped into a liquid to perform some kind of chemical test or measurement of the quantity of the liquid.