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Definition: Blood Test |
Blood TestNoun1. A serologic analysis of a sample of blood. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Since blood flows throughout the body and is essential to provide oxygen and other nutrients to all parts of the body, and also draws waste products back from throughout the body to the excretory systems for disposal, the state of the bloodstream affects, or is affected by, many medical conditions. For these reasons, blood tests are some of the commonly performed medical tests.Specific blood tests include:
The determination of blood type is also important for blood that is to be used for blood transfusion.
- Complete blood count
- blood glucose test
- ESR test
- Haematocrit test
- HIV test
- MCV test ("mean corpuscular volume")
- Oral glucose tolerance test (which involves a series of blood tests)
- Protein electrophoresis test
- Blood Urea Nitrogen test ("BUN")
- Wassermann test (for syphilis)
- Chem7 test - a battery of blood chemistry tests; the seven parts of a Chem7; sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, and glucose
- and lots more; please add to this list
General biochemical techniques often used in blood testing include:
DNA testing is today possible with even very small quantities of blood: this is commonly used in forensic science.
- ELISA test
- Western blot
Blood tests are often used to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases. Some jurisdictions insist on blood tests before marriage. Many states also require blood tests for all newborn babies.
See also:
- Reference ranges for common blood tests
- Urine test
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Blood test."
Crosswords: Blood Test |
| English words defined with "blood test": agglutination test ♦ bear witness ♦ complement fixation test ♦ evidence ♦ heterophil test ♦ prove, PSA blood test ♦ show ♦ testify ♦ Wasserman reaction, Wassermann, Wassermann test. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "blood test": Biologic monitoring ♦ CHILD SUPPORT OFFICER ♦ E-S-R ♦ phase II trial ♦ Serological test for AIDS, stage I prostate cancer ♦ URR. (references) |
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Screenplays | We have to go to City Hall for the marriage license and blood test. (All About Eve; writing credit: Joseph L. Mankiewicz) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Blood Test (1923) The Blood Test (1914) Blood Test (1985) | |
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 | A blood test can detect the presence of antibodies produces by an infected patient by binding chemicals to the antibodies that fluoresce green under UV light. Credit: CDC. |  | A simple blood test that checks the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels in cattle can help producers fine-tune their herd's feeding regimen. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |
 | A Blood Test For Everyone [is] The Only Sure Check : Syphilis Strikes 1 in 10 Before 50. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Caroline Rehr and Robert C. Parlett review notes regarding a blood test for tuberculosis, in laboratory at Northwestern University, Chicago. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Japanese-American volunteers. Impatient to go through the last step in their physical examination--the blood test, these AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteers on Kauai press forward to have samples of their blood taken by Sergeant Bernard G. Bor. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Bainbridge Naval Training Station. Induction, blood test. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Know for sure, get a blood test for syphilis / Karsakov. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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Health | There is no blood test used to diagnose an ascarid infection. (references) | |
If you have a weakened immune system, get the blood test for Toxoplasma. (references) | ||
The fecal occult blood test checks for small amounts of blood in the stool. (references) | ||
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Expressions using "blood test": Fecal Occult Blood Test ♦ psa blood test. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "blood test"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | فحص الدم. (various references) | |
Danish | blodprøve, blodpåvisning (blood analysis, blood identification test). (various references) | |
Dutch | bloedproef, bloedonderzoek, aantoning van bloed (blood analysis, blood identification test). (various references) | |
Finnish | verikoe. (various references) | |
French | recherche du sang (blood analysis, blood identification test), examen de sang, analyse de sang, alcotest, alcootest. (various references) | |
German | blutprobe. (various references) | |
Greek | εξέταση για ανακάλυψη αίματος (blood analysis, blood identification test), ανίχνευση αίματος (blood analysis, blood identification test), δοκιμασία αίματος. (various references) | |
Hungarian | vérvizsgálat. (various references) | |
Italian | ricerca del sangue occulto nelle feci (faecal occult blood test), prova di Kobert (Kobert blood test). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 血液検査 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | けつえきけんさ. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oodblay esttay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | exame de sangue, análise sanguínea (blood analysis, blood identification test). (various references) | |
Russian | мед)анализ крови, анализ крови (blood count), исследование крови. (various references) | |
Spanish | análisis de sangre (blood analysis, blood identification test). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự thử máu. (various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-d-e-l-o-o-s-t-t" | |
-2 letters: blotted, boldest, boodles, boosted, bottled, bottles, dottels, dottles, slotted, stooled, toledos, tootled, tootles. | |
-3 letters: bloods, blotto, bolted, boodle, booted, botels, bottle, dottel, dottle, loosed, looted, lotted, lottes, lottos, oboles, obtest, oldest, oodles, soloed, sooted, sotted, stoled, toledo, tooled, tooted, tootle. | |
-4 letters: belts, besot, blest, blets, blood, blots, bodes, bolds, boles, bolos, bolts, booed. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-d-e-l-o-o-s-t-t" | |
+4 letters: bloodlettings, diabetologist. | |
+5 letters: diabetologists. | |
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