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Finger stick

A technique for collecting a very small amount of blood from the fingertip area.

Mentioned in: Phlebotomy

finger stick,

the act of puncturing the tip of the finger to obtain a small sample of capillary blood. In some procedures the hand may be first immersed in warm water for 10 minutes to "arterialize" the capillary blood or give it characteristics similar to those of arterial blood.

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