Draize test

Draize test

English

Etymology

Developed in 1944 by American toxicologists John H. Draize and Jacob M. Spines.

Noun

Draize test (plural Draize tests)

  1. (toxicology) An acute toxicity test in which a small amount of the test substance is applied to the eye or skin of a restrained, conscious animal (typically an albino rabbit) which is subsequently observed.
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