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blood draw

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001123

A procedure in which a needle is used to take blood from a vein, usually for laboratory testing. A blood draw may also be done to remove extra red blood cells from the blood, to treat certain blood disorders. Also called phlebotomy and venipuncture.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001123
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsphlebotomy; venipuncture
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "blood draw",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure in which a needle is used to take blood from a vein, usually for laboratory testing. A blood draw may also be done to remove extra red blood cells from the blood, to treat certain blood disorders. Also called phlebotomy and venipuncture.",
  "synonyms": [
    "phlebotomy",
    "venipuncture"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/blood-draw/"
}

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