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Your body's diary, read aloud by a needle and a machine that judges you.
means A lab analysis of a blood sample used to check things like cholesterol, blood sugar, organ function, and overall health.
from A plain compound of 'blood' and 'work,' in the same pattern as 'paperwork' or 'legwork' — the labor involved in handling a substance. It emerged with the rise of modern clinical lab testing, as drawing and analyzing blood became routine medical practice rather than a rare or dramatic event.
- fasting rule
- coffee technically breaks a fasting panel
- cholesterol lag
- reflects the last three months, not today
- normal ranges
- vary by lab, not carved in stone
- one draw
- can screen dozens of organs at once