finger prick
Diabetic testing method
A finger prick is a small puncture made in the fingertip to draw a drop of blood, typically for medical testing: The nurse did a finger prick to check my blood sugar.
Diabetics who monitor glucose levels perform finger pricks daily.
The term also names the brief sharp pain of the procedure itself.
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- lancetSmall surgical knife
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- blood dropSmall bead of crimson
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
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invasiveness of medical testing
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