bleeding time test

noun

A test used to assess the ability of a person's blood to clot, carried out by cutting the skin and measuring the time it takes for the resulting bleeding to stop.

Meanings

nounbleeding time test (plural bleeding time tests)

plural bleeding time tests

  1. medicineA test used to assess the ability of a person's blood to clot, carried out by cutting the skin and measuring the time it takes for the resulting bleeding to stop.
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