bloodstream
noun
blood·stream
ˈbləd-ˌstrēm 
1
: the flowing blood in a circulatory system
2
: a mainstream of power or vitality
… introduce into the economic bloodstream a large amount of money …—
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The drug is now entering the bloodstream.
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In 2021, the former president was hospitalized for a urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream.
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Certain nutrients, namely fiber and protein, support healthy blood sugar management by slowing digestion and the release of sugar into the bloodstream.
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Both infiltrate your team’s bloodstream, becoming its culture, and the losing habits are like cancer.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Soluble Fiber Makes Kiwi a Low-Glycemic-Index Food The soluble fiber in kiwi helps slow digestion and control how quickly sugar gets absorbed into the bloodstream, said Charlize Del Rosario, RD, CNSC, a dietitian at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, part of Keck Medicine of USC.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025
Certain nutrients, namely fiber and protein, support healthy blood sugar management by slowing digestion and the release of sugar into the bloodstream.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Oct. 2025
Both infiltrate your team’s bloodstream, becoming its culture, and the losing habits are like cancer.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Bloodstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodstream. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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bloodstream
noun
blood·stream
-ˌstrēm
: the flowing blood in a living thing with a circulatory system
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