draw a blood sample

  • 1draw — I. verb (drew; drawn; drawing) Etymology: Middle English drawen, dragen, from Old English dragan; akin to Old Norse draga to draw, drag Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in… …

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  • 2blood — blood1 W1S1 [blʌd] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: blod] 1.) the red liquid that your heart pumps around your body ▪ She lost a lot of blood in the accident. ▪ The dog bit her but didn t draw blood . ▪ I m going to give blood this afternoon. ▪… …

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  • 3Blood donation — Give blood redirects here. For other uses, see Give blood (disambiguation). Blood donation pictogram A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called… …

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  • 4sample — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 people in a survey ADJECTIVE ▪ large, small ▪ total ▪ population ▪ national ▪ ran …

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  • 5blood — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, hot, warm ▪ clotted, congealed, dried ▪ fresh ▪ arterial …

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  • 6draw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ goalless, scoreless ▪ one all, three three, etc. ▪ creditable, honorable ▪ …

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  • 7Drunk driving in the United States — Drunk driving is the act of operating and/or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is illegal in all jurisdictions within the United States, though… …

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  • 8QuantiFERON — is the registered trademark of two tests for tuberculosis or latent tuberculosis, manufactured by Cellestis Limited, Carnegie, Victoria, Australia. These are interferon γ release assays used in tuberculosis diagnosis. QuantiFERON TB QuantiFERON… …

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  • 9Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …

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  • 10Venipuncture — In medicine venipuncture or venepuncture (also known as phlebotomy, venesection, blood draw, drawing blood or taking blood) is the process of obtaining a sample of venous blood. Usually a 5 ml to 25 ml sample of blood is adequate depending on… …

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