blood test
noun
: a test of the blood
specifically
: a laboratory test in which a sample of blood is withdrawn from the body to analyze the level of substances or cells (such as glucose, hemoglobin, or white blood cells) that indicate the presence or probable development of a particular disease or medical condition (such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer) or serve to indicate the degree of function of a specific organ (such as the liver or kidney)
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He had a blood test, and the doctor who did it said his cholesterol was too high.
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These are two blood tests that are monitored when taking warfarin.
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Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2025
So Ulrich’s center helps train local doctors to do at least some of the blood tests and other steps of clinical trials that let patients from far away participate without traveling — a program threatened if her university loses tens of millions in NIH cuts.
—Lauran Neergaard and Kasturi Pananjady, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
That this news and this blood test doesn’t change anything for me.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
One of the most common tests is called the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a blood test that measures the level of certain proteins that correlate with the amount of inflammation in the body.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2025
So Ulrich’s center helps train local doctors to do at least some of the blood tests and other steps of clinical trials that let patients from far away participate without traveling — a program threatened if her university loses tens of millions in NIH cuts.
—Lauran Neergaard and Kasturi Pananjady, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
That this news and this blood test doesn’t change anything for me.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
One of the most common tests is called the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a blood test that measures the level of certain proteins that correlate with the amount of inflammation in the body.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blood test
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“Blood test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20test. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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