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blood⋅stain

[bluhd-steyn]
–noun
a spot or stain made by blood.

Origin:
1810–20; back formation from bloodstained
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blood·stain   (blŭd'stān')   
n.  A stain caused by blood.
tr.v.   blood·stained, blood·stain·ing, blood·stains
To stain with blood.

[V., back-formation from bloodstained.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: blood·stain
Pronunciation: -"stAn
Function: noun
: a discoloration caused by blood
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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