Definition of scratch test
: a test for allergic susceptibility made by rubbing an extract of an allergen into small breaks or scratches in the skin
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Make sure your tree has adequate water and then do the scratch test along the outer shoots to find green within the stems.
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First Known Use of scratch test
1937
Medical Dictionary
scratch test
medical Definition of scratch test
: a test for allergic susceptibility made by rubbing an extract of an allergy-producing substance into small breaks or scratches in the skin — compare intradermal test, patch test, prick test
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