blood test

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blood test (plural blood tests)

1. (medicine, hematology) 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.

   Synonym: blood work

   Hyponym: blood count

   • 1988 April 16, Mike Smith, “AIDS and Syphilis”, in Gay Community News, page 5:

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

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blood test (third-person singular simple present blood tests, present participle blood testing, simple past and past participle blood tested)

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