blood work
noun
variants
or less commonly bloodwork
: the diagnostic testing of blood
Some of the kids had blood work done to look at their glucose, insulin, triglycerides and cholesterol levels, which are markers for the risk of type 2 diabetes and future cardiovascular disease.—
Nanci Hellmich
Nanci HellmichSomething else in her blood work intrigued the doctor: nearly half of the white cells seen were a single type of infection-fighting cell—eosinophils.—Lisa Sanders
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Her body, in a sense, the crime scene and her brain scans, blood work and X-rays are discussed in open court.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Hurley shared a series of appeal letters for one service, in which the billing office acknowledged that blood work had been initially incorrectly coded as diagnostic.
—Zach Dyer, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Hurley shared a series of appeal letters for one service, in which the billing office acknowledged that blood work had been initially incorrectly coded as diagnostic.
—Zach Dyer, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
C-reactive protein can be easily measured with blood work at the doctor’s office.
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CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Hurley shared a series of appeal letters for one service, in which the billing office acknowledged that blood work had been initially incorrectly coded as diagnostic.
—Zach Dyer, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Hurley shared a series of appeal letters for one service, in which the billing office acknowledged that blood work had been initially incorrectly coded as diagnostic.
—Zach Dyer, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
C-reactive protein can be easily measured with blood work at the doctor’s office.
—Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blood work
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blood work
noun
variants
also bloodwork
: the diagnostic testing of blood
The medical team immediately jumped into action ordering blood work and a chest X-ray, placing an IV line and administering antibiotics.—Kiran Gupta, The Boston Globe
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