Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fingerstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ger-stick
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pricking of a finger in order to obtain a small sample of blood.

Etymology

From finger + stick.

Inflected Forms

fingersticks (plural) finger stick (alternative)

Synonyms

fingerprick

Questions

What does fingerstick mean?: The pricking of a finger in order to obtain a small sample of blood.
Where does fingerstick come from?: From finger + stick.

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