draw blood
Pierce the skin
To draw blood is to cause bleeding, whether through medical extraction or violent injury.
A phlebotomist draws blood for lab tests; a punch draws blood from a split lip.
Figuratively, to draw blood is to wound someone emotionally or score a damaging point: The candidate finally drew blood in the third debate.
- bleedLose vital fluid
- lancetSmall surgical knife
- syringeMedical injection tool
- provokeIncite a response
- hit a nerveTrigger emotional sensitivity
needle · needle stick · boxing · boxing match · vampire · vein · bleed out · wound · anger · sharp words · confrontation · lab · criticism · pierce · rivalry · transfusion · tourniquet · sting
medical procedure
draw bloodnon-invasive procedure
Treatment without body penetration
give blood · infuse · inject · visual inspection · blood donation
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