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scratch test

–noun
a test for a suspected allergy in which the skin is scratched and an allergen applied to the area, redness indicating a positive reaction.

Origin:
1935–40
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scratch test  
n.  A test for allergy performed by scratching the skin and applying an allergen to the wound.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: scratch test
Function: noun
: a test for allergic susceptibility made by rubbing an extract of an allergy-producing substance into small breaks or scratchesin the skin —compare INTRADERMAL TEST, PATCHTEST, PRICK TEST
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

scratch test (skrāch)
n.
A test for allergy performed by scratching the skin and applying an allergen to the wound.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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