skin test

noun

Definition of skin test

: a test (such as a scratch test) performed on the skin and used in detecting allergic hypersensitivity

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Recent Examples on the Web According to an email to staff Friday, an inmate at the medium-security facility has been placed in a negative pressure room after returning a positive skin test and an X-ray that indicated an active case of tuberculosis. — Michael R. Sisak And Michael Balsamo, Star Tribune, "Federal prisons on lockdown in run-up to Biden inauguration," 16 Jan. 2021 The doctor might also want to do blood or skin tests, and maybe a food challenge in-office, before making a diagnosis. — Alice Callahan, New York Times, "The New Rules of Food Allergy Prevention, Testing and Diagnosis," 17 Apr. 2020 The pinch should feel like a simple skin test, a researcher told the volunteer lying on an exam table in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday. — NBC News, "2nd coronavirus vaccine trial begins in the U.S., with a pinch and a zap," 10 Apr. 2020 If so, a blood or skin test, or sometimes both, can be used to check for the allergy. — Mayo Clinic Q & A, chicagotribune.com, "Bee sting allergies can occur at any stage in life," 21 Nov. 2019 But at least a quarter of the world’s population would come up positive for latent tuberculosis on a blood or skin test. — BostonGlobe.com, "Of those who got two doses of the GSK vaccine, only 13 developed active tuberculosis during three years of follow-up, according to the new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. By contrast, 26 of those who got a placebo progressed to active tuberculosis.," 29 Oct. 2019 For example, a recent FDA report found the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes on the skins of more than 17 percent of the 361 avocado skins tested. — Jenna Flannigan, SELF, "8 Surprising Food Safety Mistakes You Might Be Making," 11 Jan. 2019 Allergy tests come in three main categories: skin tests, blood tests, and food challenges. — Korin Miller, SELF, "Here’s Exactly What to Expect If You Need Allergy Testing," 5 Sep. 2018 In communities on the lower Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, surveys from 1948 to 1951 found that three-quarters of Alaska Native children younger than the age of 8 had positive skin tests. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Meet the city health worker who tracks down tuberculosis patients in Anchorage," 3 July 2018

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skin test

noun

Medical Definition of skin test

: a test (as a scratch test or a tuberculin test) for an allergic or immune response to a substance that is performed by administering the substance to or through the skin and is used especially in detecting allergic hypersensitivity

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