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blood⋅shot

  [bluhd-shot]
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–adjective
(of the eyes) red because of dilated blood vessels.
Origin:
1545–55; apocopated var. of blood-shotten. See blood, shotten
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blood·shot   (blŭd'shŏt')   
adj.  Red and inflamed as a result of locally congested blood vessels: bloodshot eyes.

[From obsolete bloodshotten : blood + shotten, suffused, past participle of shoot.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: blood·shot
Pronunciation: 'bl&d-"shät
Function: adjective
of an eye : inflamed to redness
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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bloodshot blood·shot (blŭd'shŏt')
adj.
Red and inflamed as a result of locally congested blood vessels, as of the eyes.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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