blood |
the red fluid containing oxygen and nutrients that circulates in the vascular system of vertebrates. [7 definitions] |
blood bank |
a place where blood is collected, processed, and stored as whole blood or plasma, for later use in transfusion. |
bloodbath |
a brutal and indiscriminate slaughter of many people or a whole population; massacre. [2 definitions] |
blood blister |
a blister that contains blood and sometimes also serum. (Cf. water blister.) |
blood-borne |
carried or transmitted by blood. |
blood brother |
one's brother by birth. [2 definitions] |
blood-clotting |
of or relating to a substance or condition that affects the clotting of blood. |
blood count |
the number of red cells, white cells, and platelets counted in a specific volume of blood. [2 definitions] |
bloodcurdling |
causing extreme fright; horrifying. |
blooded |
having blood of a certain kind (usu. prec. by a modifier). [2 definitions] |
blood feud |
an ongoing, bitter conflict or fight between families. |
blood glucose |
glucose in the blood or the concentration of glucose in the blood; blood sugar. |
blood group |
any of several types in which human blood can be classed, each with its own inherited immunological and agglutinative characteristics; blood type. |
bloodhound |
a large hound with a particularly keen sense of smell, long ears, and baggy skin, used chiefly for tracking humans or animals. |
bloodless |
without, or as without, blood or enough blood; pale. [3 definitions] |
bloodletting |
the act or practice of purging by opening a vein; phlebotomy. [2 definitions] |
bloodline |
ancestry, esp. of animals; pedigree. |
bloodlust |
a strong desire for the use of violence towards others. |
bloodmobile |
a mobile unit carrying medical equipment for collecting blood from donors for a blood bank. |
blood money |
a fee paid to a hired assassin. [3 definitions] |
blood poisoning |
the presence and persistence in the blood of impurities or toxins; septicemia; toxemia. |