单词 | heel stick |
释义 | > as lemmasheel stick heel stick n. the action of pricking a heel, esp. of a newborn baby, with a lancet or other device in order to obtain a small sample of blood; an instance of this; frequently attributive; = heel prick n. ΚΠ 1964 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 27 Sept. a12/2 Approximately 48 hours after an infant has had its first milk feeding, a few drops of blood are obtained by a heel-stick and are placed on a special filter-paper. 1995 in T. M. Field Touch in Early Devel. ix. 109 We are currently assaying glucose and insulin levels in the heel-stick blood samples of preterm infants. 2011 G. Leifer Introd. Maternity & Pediatric Nursing (ed. 6) ix. 218/2 The heel stick should avoid the center of the heel where bone, nerves, and blood vessels are near the surface. < as lemmas |
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