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Draize test

Definition of Draize test

noun

  • a pharmacological test in which a substance is introduced into the eye or applied to the skin of a laboratory animal in order to ascertain the likely effect of that substance on the corresponding human tissue.

Origin:

1970s: named after John H. Draize (1900–92), the American pharmacologist who helped to develop this type of test

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Definition of Draize test in the US English dictionary