patch testing

A form of patch test — 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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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of patch test
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APA

patch testing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patch%20testing

MLA

“patch testing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patch%20testing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patch testing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patch%20testing.

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