"fingerstick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fingersticks [plural]
Etymology: From finger + stick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|finger|stick}} finger + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} fingerstick (plural fingersticks)
  1. (medicine) The pricking of a finger in order to obtain a small sample of blood Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: finger stick
    Sense id: en-fingerstick-en-noun-uAyg5EBz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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