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Venous sampling

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009215

A procedure in which a sample of blood is taken from a certain vein and checked for specific substances released by nearby organs and tissues. A higher than normal amount of a substance can be a sign of disease in the organ or tissue that makes it.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009215
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009215",
  "term": "Venous sampling",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure in which a sample of blood is taken from a certain vein and checked for specific substances released by nearby organs and tissues. A higher than normal amount of a substance can be a sign of disease in the organ or tissue that makes it.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/venous-sampling/"
}

Record 17,191 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.