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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Noun
Singular:
Draize test
Plural:
draize-testsOrigin of Draize Test
After John Henry Draize (1900–1992), American pharmacologist
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After US toxicologist John H. Draize.
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