Meanings
nounblood supply (countable and uncountable, plural blood supplies)
plural blood supplies
- countableuncountableDonated blood which is stored in a blood bank.
The local blood drive will replenish the area's blood supply.
- countableuncountableThe volume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period.
Treatment for angina includes measures to increase the blood supply to the affected area.
2010, Lois White, Gena Duncan, Wendy Baumle, Foundations of Adult Health Nursing, page 137Synonyms: circulation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe volume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 血運 /血运
- 血運 /血运 (xuèyùn)volume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period
Czech prokrvení
- prokrvenívolume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period
Finnish verenvirtaus
- verenvirtausvolume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period
German Blutversorgung
- Blutversorgungvolume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period
Hungarian vérellátás
- vérellátásvolume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period
Norwegian Bokmål blodtilførsel
- blodtilførselvolume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period
Polish ukrwienie
- ukrwienievolume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period
Russian кровоснабже́ние
- кровоснабже́ние (krovosnabžénije)volume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period
Ukrainian кровопоста́чання
- кровопоста́чання (krovopostáčannja)volume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period
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APA
blood supply. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20supply
MLA
“blood supply.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20supply. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blood supply,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20supply.
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