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.

    From Wiktionary

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