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SCRATCH TEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scratch test mean?
• SCRATCH TEST (noun)
The noun SCRATCH TEST has 1 sense:
1. a test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skin
Familiarity information: SCRATCH TEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("scratch test" is a kind of...):
skin test (any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin)
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