blood test

noun

1. a test of a sample of blood to determine blood group, presence of infection or other pathological condition, parentage, etc.

blood test

noun

1. analysis of a blood sample to determine blood group, alcohol concentration, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood test¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

They have since filed a patent application for a diagnostic blood test based on the 21 most reliable markers.

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A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help speed up diagnosis according to a new study.

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He tailors his training to meet a targeted exertional threshold and monitors his lactate levels with pinprick blood tests.

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There, American health inspectors typically forced aspiring braceros to strip naked before subjecting them to blood tests, X-rays, rectal exams and a final dusting of their bodies and clothes with DDT.

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Most blood tests involve blood drawing at a Quest service center, but consumers can also pay $79 for an in-home appointment from a mobile phlebotomist in some markets.

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