Draize test


Draize test

noun \ˈdrāz-\

Definition of DRAIZE TEST

: a test for harmfulness of chemicals to the human eye that involves dropping the test substance into one eye of a rabbit without anesthesia using the other eye as a control —called also Draize eye test

Origin of DRAIZE TEST

John H. Draize †1992 American pharmacologist
First Known Use: 1980

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