# blood test

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. An analysis of blood performed on two subjects to determine whether they are biologically related, such as a paternity test.

## Source
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