Draize Test Definition

drāz

noun

A test to determine the degree to which a substance such as a cosmetic or pharmaceutical irritates human tissues, in which a small amount of the substance is applied directly in the eye of a rabbit, and the rabbit is then monitored.

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Other Word Forms of Draize Test

Noun

Singular:

Draize test

Plural:

draize-tests

Origin of Draize Test

After John Henry Draize (1900–1992), American pharmacologist

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
After US toxicologist John H. Draize.

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