Bluttest

blood test

noun BLOOT-test Rare

Usage Note

Bluttest is the everyday term for a diagnostic blood test. In clinical language Blutuntersuchung or Labortest is also used. Patients are often asked to fast (nüchtern erscheinen) before a Bluttest so that values like glucose and lipids are not distorted.

Examples

"Der Hausarzt ordnete einen Bluttest an, um die Ursache der Erschöpfung zu finden."

Natural Translation

The GP ordered a blood test to find the cause of the exhaustion.

Literal Translation

The GP ordered a blood-test, to find the cause of the exhaustion.

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