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View synonyms for skin test
skin test
noun
- a test in which a substance is introduced into the skin, as by application to a purposely abraded area or by injection, for the detection of allergic sensitivity to a specific pollen, protein, etc., or of the presence of a disease.
skin test
noun
- See scratch testmed any test to determine immunity to a disease or hypersensitivity by introducing a small amount of the test substance beneath the skin or rubbing it into a fresh scratch See scratch test
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Origin of skin test1
First recorded in 1925–30
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