test-tube skin
Americannoun
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Few of the attending doctors were hopeful, but Dr. Green, who by then was at Harvard Medical School, was determined to give the boys a chance with so-called test-tube skin.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2015
"The test-tube" skin is "shiny and pink and smooth," says Gallico.
From Time Magazine Archive
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