OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 4589

fast

/fɑːst/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ayunar
To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.
At 11 weeks of age, all mice were fasted overnight and underwent gallbladder ultrasonography to determine ejection fraction.
Kittens, when fasted overnight, were not hypoglycemic (<60 mg/dl).