Background for bloodstream
BeDict Logo

bloodstream

/ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/

Meanings
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal

Examples :

"The medicine entered her bloodstream quickly and started to reduce her fever. "
body physiology medicine biology anatomy system organ animal human

Related Words

Illustration started

started verb

/ˈstɑːtɪd/ [ˈstɑɹɾɪd]

To begin, commence, initiate.

"The movie started at 7 PM. "

Illustration quickly

quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

Illustration medicine

medicine noun

/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/

A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.

"The medicine helped my grandmother feel better after she had the flu. "

Illustration fever

fever noun

/ˈfiːvə/ /ˈfivɚ/

A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

"My little brother has a fever, so he stayed home from school today. "

Illustration blood

blood noun

/blʊd/ /blʌd/

A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods.

"The Bloods are a rival gang at the high school. "

Illustration entered

entered verb

/ˈɛntə(ɹ)d/

To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.

"You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked."

Illustration flow

flow noun

/fləʊ/ /floʊ/

A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts

"A large flow of students walked towards the school building after the lunch break. "

Illustration system

system noun

/ˈsɪstəm/

A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.

"There are eight planets in the solar system."

Illustration circulatory

circulatory noun

/ˈsɜːrkjələtɔːri/ /ˈsɜːrkjələtri/

A vessel with two portions unequally exposed to heat, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.

"The circulatory system of the classroom heating vents was poorly designed; one side got excessively hot, while the other remained chilly, resulting in an uneven distribution of warmth. "

Illustration reduce

reduce verb

/ɹɪˈdjuːs/ /ɹɪˈduːs/

To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."

Illustration animal

animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."