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blood test

noun

  1. draw/test blood components
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. A laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or by fingerprick.

    HIV-positive persons may test falsely on the standard syphilis blood tests because they may not be able to mount the "normal" immunological response required of such tests.

  2. An analysis of blood performed on two subjects to determine whether they are biologically related, such as a paternity test.

verb

  1. To administer or conduct a blood test (on someone).