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finger-prick test

noun

B1CEFR level
40/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

A capillary blood test that measures glucose using a small drop of blood from the fingertip.

Do a finger-prick test now and again in an hour to see how she responds to the insulin.

Similar: capillary blood glucose, BM

Topic: Endocrine & diabetes in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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