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

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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Campbell had been back and forth to the doctor for years, feeling constantly ill, with no answers despite numerous blood tests.

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After an eight-month process from the initial conversation, confirmation came from a simple blood test which took about five minutes, she said.

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