Draize test

noun

Draize test

noun

Etymology Developed in 1944 by American toxicologists John H. Draize and Jacob M. Spines.

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Medicine, Sciences, Toxicology An acute toxicity test in which a small amount of the test substance is applied to the eye or skin of a restrained, conscious animal (typically an albino rabbit) which is subsequently observed.

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