urine tests

Lab cup analysis

Urine tests are medical examinations of urine to detect substances or conditions—drug screening, pregnancy tests, diabetes monitoring, kidney function assessment.

The term often refers specifically to workplace or legal drug testing: I have to pass a urine test for my new job.

Also called urinalysis in clinical settings.

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specimen type

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Analyses of drawn samples

blood work · blood draws · saliva tests · swab tests · breath tests

invasiveness

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Prenatal diagnostic fluid extraction

lumbar puncture · lumbar punctures · spinal tap · spinal taps · blood draws

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG