skin test (redirected from skin-tests)

skin test

n.

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 → cuti f(-réaction) f

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skin test skin n → Hauttest m

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skin test n → prova di reazione cutanea