skin tests

skin test

A test for detecting an allergy or infectious disease, performed by means of a patch test, scratch test, or intracutaneous injection of an allergen or extract of the disease-causing organism.

skin test

(Medicine) Med any test to determine immunity to a disease or hypersensitivity by introducing a small amount of the test substance beneath the skin or rubbing it into a fresh scratch See scratch test

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Noun

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

diagnostic assay, diagnostic test - an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes

Dick test - a skin test to determine your susceptibility to scarlet fever

patch test - a test to determine allergic sensitivity by applying small pads soaked with allergen to the unbroken skin

Schick test - a skin test for immunity to diphtheria

scratch test - a test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skin

tuberculin skin test, tuberculin test - a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin

intradermal test, subcutaneous test - a form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is injected into the skin

Translations

skin test n → prova di reazione cutanea

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diagnostic assay
diagnostic test
Dick test
intradermal test
Mantoux test
patch test
Schick test
scratch test
skin
skint
subcutaneous test
tine test
tuberculin skin test
tuberculin test

A lack of regulation means there is no obligation on stylists to carry out skin tests on customers having their hair dyed, even though allergic reactions to chemicals contained in hair dyes are not uncommon.

HAIR DYE LEFT ME IN HOSPITAL by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Allergy specialists at Heartlands Hospital are offering free skin tests to anyone who wants to know why they are suffering from effects like having to rub their eyes more than normal.

Itching to find out the truth by Birmingham Mail (England)

Skin tests and blood tests are the most common types of allergy tests performed today.

Testing for Allergies by Gray Rollins / Health care industry community

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Skin Sympathetic Nerve Activity
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Skin Temperature
Skin Temperature Controlled Repeated Thermal Stimulation System
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Skin Test End-Point Titration
Skin Test Inhibition Index
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Skin type
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Skin up
Skin Vessel Wall Immune Deposits
skin wool
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Skin, Eyes or Mouth
Skin, Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat
Skin-Associated Lymphoid Tissue

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