: carried or transmitted by the blood
a blood-borne disease
blood-borne pathogens

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blood-borne was in 1885

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“Blood-borne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood-borne. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

Medical Definition

blood-borne

adjective
: carried or transmitted by the blood
a blood-borne disease
blood-borne pathogens
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