blood work
noun
variants
or less commonly bloodwork
: the diagnostic testing of blood
Some of the kids had blood work done to look at their glucose, insulin, triglycerides and cholesterol levels, which are markers for the risk of type 2 diabetes and future cardiovascular disease.—
Nanci Hellmich
Nanci HellmichSomething else in her blood work intrigued the doctor: nearly half of the white cells seen were a single type of infection-fighting cell—eosinophils.—Lisa Sanders
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
At 75, when LaRosa did blood work for his annual physical, his primary care doctor noticed his PSA (prostate specific antigen) had gone up since the previous year.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
On March 18, the police officer reportedly arrived in South Florida before having pre-operative blood work the following day at Prestige Plastic Surgery Clinic.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 July 2025
Instead, medical providers do several things, including a physical exam to check for symptoms and blood work to test for a thiamine deficiency, Dr. Rothenberg says.
—Brittany Risher, SELF, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blood work
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blood work
noun
variants
also bloodwork
: the diagnostic testing of blood
The medical team immediately jumped into action ordering blood work and a chest X-ray, placing an IV line and administering antibiotics.—Kiran Gupta, The Boston Globe
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