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heelstick

heelstick is the alternative form of heel stick.

Meaning of heel stick

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 heelstick

pluralheelsticks

Questions about heelstick

What is heelstick the alternative form of?
Heelstick is the alternative form of heel stick.

Words near heelstick in the dictionary

  1. heelsful
  2. heelside
  3. heelsides
  4. heelsplitter
  5. heelsplitters
  6. heelstick
  7. heelsticks
  8. Heelstone
  9. heelstrap
  10. heelstraps
  11. heelstrike

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