bloodstream

noun blood·stream \ -ˌstrēm \

Updated on: 24 Apr 2018

Definition of bloodstream

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
—Harper's

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The drug is now entering the bloodstream.

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And, crucially, the spleen constricts, expelling a precious reserve of oxygenated red blood cells into the bloodstream.

— angus chen, Scientific American, "Human “Sea Nomads” May Have Evolved to Be the World’s Elite Divers," 19 Apr. 2018
Those microbes produce short-chain fatty acids that get absorbed into the bloodstream and reduce inflammation while strengthening the immune system.

— alexandra sifferlin, Time, "10 Foods Filled With Probiotics," 12 Apr. 2018
The procedure, known as multi-slice computerized tomography, does not require that a dye be injected into the bloodstream to visualize the coronary arteries, though the findings are less precise than those from a CT angiogram, which requires a dye.

— jane e. brody, New York Times, "One More Heart Test to Consider: A Calcium Scan," 2 Apr. 2018
In times of stress more adrenaline is secreted into the bloodstream.

— doug criss, CNN, "5 things for March 28: North Korea & China, Sacramento, water park death, new organ," 28 Mar. 2018
So would-be sloth farts are simply reabsorbed through the intestines into the bloodstream.

— brian resnick, Vox, "Farts: which animals do, which don’t, and why," 3 Apr. 2018
The germs tend to lurk in clinical settings and can invade the urinary tract, bloodstream, and soft tissues.

— beth mole, Ars Technica, "Deadly superbug just got scarier—it can mysteriously thwart last-resort drug," 9 Mar. 2018
Drinking heavily without eating can also block your liver from releasing stored glucose into your bloodstream and cause low blood sugar, according to the Mayo Clinic.

— korin miller, SELF, "6 Things That Can Cause Your Blood Sugar to Spike or Drop," 23 Feb. 2018
Ingesting one of these pods, according to Consumer Reports, could lead to severe gastrointestinal distress and respiratory arrest, and if the detergent makes its way into the bloodstream and organs, the effect could be fatal.

— jamie ducharme, Time, "Here's How Common the Tide Pod Challenge Really Is," 16 Jan. 2018

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bloodstream

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Definition of bloodstream for English Language Learners

: the flow of blood that moves through the heart and body

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bloodstream

noun blood·stream \ ˈbləd-ˌstrēm \

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: the circulating blood in the body

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noun blood·stream \ -ˌstrēm \

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: the flowing blood in a circulatory system

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