Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patch test

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
patch test
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diagnostic method used to determine which specific substances cause allergic inflammation of a patient's skin, by affixing small patches to the skin that contain those substances.

verb

To carry out such a test.

Inflected Forms

patch tests (plural) patch tests (present, singular) patch testing (participle, present) patch tested (participle, past) patch tested (past)

Questions

What does patch test mean?
A diagnostic method used to determine which specific substances cause allergic inflammation of a patient's skin, by affixing small patches to the skin that contain those substances.

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