Draize test

noun

ˈdrāz- 

: 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

Word History

Etymology

John H. Draize †1992 American pharmacologist

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Draize test

noun

ˈdrāz- 

: a test that is used as a criterion for harmfulness of chemicals to the human eye and that involves dropping the test substance into one eye of rabbits without anesthesia with the other eye used as a control

called also Draize eye test