scratch test

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   a test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skin

   Broaderskin test

Questions about scratch test

What does scratch test mean?

scratch test means "a test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skin".

Is scratch test a common word?

scratch test is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.