Nearby Words

Bloodstream

[bluhd-streem] Origin

blood·stream

[bluhd-streem]
noun
the blood flowing through a circulatory system.

Origin:
1870–75; blood + stream
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To Bloodstream

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Bloodstream is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Collins
World English Dictionary
bloodstream (ˈblʌdˌstriːm)
 
n
the flow of blood through the vessels of a living body

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

bloodstream
1873, from blood + stream.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

bloodstream blood·stream (blŭd'strēm')
n.
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an organism.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature