heelprick

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noun

The act of pricking the heel for the purpose of drawing a tiny amount of blood.

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Meanings

nounheelprick (plural heelpricks)

plural heelpricks

  1. The act of pricking the heel for the purpose of drawing a tiny amount of blood.

Origin

From heel + prick.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

heelprick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heelprick

MLA

“heelprick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heelprick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heelprick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heelprick.

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