bloodstream

noun
/ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/UK

Etymology

From blood + stream.

  1. derived from *srew-
  2. inherited from *srowmos
  3. inherited from *straumaz
  4. inherited from *straum
  5. inherited from strēam
  6. inherited from streem
  7. compounded as bloodstream — “blood + stream

Definitions

  1. The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal

    • virus in the bloodstream
    • directly into the bloodstream
    • spread through the bloodstream

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bloodstream. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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