draw blood
idiom
1
: to take blood from a person's body for medical reasons
We need to draw some blood to test you for the virus.
2
: to cause blood to flow from a person's body
The punch to the nose drew blood.
—sometimes used figuratively to suggest intensity or aggressivenessSome politicians view debates as chances to draw blood from their opponents.
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Among them were gynecologists, urologists and anesthesiologists; one practitioner wasn’t a doctor at all but a phlebotomist, trained to draw blood.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The device was surgically implanted and attached to a vein in her upper chest area in order for healthcare providers to draw blood and give treatments.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Unlike mosquitoes, crane flies do not have a feeding apparatus designed to puncture skin and draw blood.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
The device is surgically implanted and attached to a vein in her upper chest area in order for healthcare providers to draw blood and give treatments without a needle stick.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
The device will be surgically implanted and attached to a vein in her upper chest area in order for healthcare providers to draw blood and give treatments without a needle stick.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
Last week, the news that André 3000 would be releasing an album of instrumental flute jams was greeted with enough head-scratching to draw blood.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
To confirm a diagnosis, doctors typically draw blood and send it off to a lab for testing.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
Doctors also joined an artery and a vein in his arm creating a fistula that helped draw blood more easily.
—Alice Li, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The device was surgically implanted and attached to a vein in her upper chest area in order for healthcare providers to draw blood and give treatments.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Unlike mosquitoes, crane flies do not have a feeding apparatus designed to puncture skin and draw blood.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
The device is surgically implanted and attached to a vein in her upper chest area in order for healthcare providers to draw blood and give treatments without a needle stick.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
The device will be surgically implanted and attached to a vein in her upper chest area in order for healthcare providers to draw blood and give treatments without a needle stick.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
Last week, the news that André 3000 would be releasing an album of instrumental flute jams was greeted with enough head-scratching to draw blood.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
To confirm a diagnosis, doctors typically draw blood and send it off to a lab for testing.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
Doctors also joined an artery and a vein in his arm creating a fistula that helped draw blood more easily.
—Alice Li, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
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