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heel stick

heel stick noun: the puncturing of the heel of a neonatal baby in order to withdraw a blood sample.

Noun

heel stick (plural heel sticks)

  1. The puncturing of the heel of a neonatal baby in order to withdraw a blood sample

Forms of heel stick

pluralheel sticks

Questions about heel stick

What does heel stick mean?
Heel stick means the puncturing of the heel of a neonatal baby in order to withdraw a blood sample.
What part of speech is heel stick?
Heel stick is a noun.
What is the plural of heel stick?
The plural of heel stick is heel sticks.

Words near heel stick in the dictionary

  1. heel pad syndrome
  2. heel palm
  3. heel palms
  4. heel ring
  5. heel rings
  6. heel stick
  7. heel sticks
  8. Heel Stone
  9. heel strike
  10. heel strikes
  11. heel turn

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