Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blood test

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: blood- test
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Transitive verb

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

blood tests (plural) blood-test (alternative) blood tests (present, singular) blood testing (participle, present) blood tested (participle, past) blood tested (past)

Synonyms

blood work

Questions

What does blood test mean?: 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.

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