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challenge (chalīәnj)   to administer a chemical substance to a patient for observation of whether the normal physiological response occurs.
  in immunology, to administer antigen to evoke an immunologic response in a previously sensitized individual.
  the administration of such a substance in order to assess for a response; called also provocation.




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