skin test

1. 1.

   any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin

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Questions about skin test

What does skin test mean?

skin test means "any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin".

Is skin test a common word?

skin test is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.