bloodborne

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adjective

Usually of a pathogen: carried in the bloodstream and other body fluids.

OriginEnglish borne ← Middle English boren /iborne ← Old English (ġe)boren →
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Meanings

adjectivebloodborne (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineUsually of a pathogen: carried in the bloodstream and other body fluids.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₃-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*blōþą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*blōd
  4. Old Englishblōd
  5. Middle Englishblood
  6. Englishblood
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  9. Proto-Germanic*beraną
  10. Proto-West Germanic*beran
  11. Old Englishberan
  12. Old English(ġe)boren
  13. Middle Englishboren /iborne
  14. Englishborne
  15. Englishbloodborne

From blood + -borne.

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Translations

Finnish veressä kulkeva, veren kautta tarttuva
  • veressä kulkevaTranslations
  • veren kautta tarttuvaTranslations
French transmissible par le sang, transmis par voie sanguine
  • transmissible par le sangTranslations
  • transmis par voie sanguineTranslations
Polish przenoszony przez krew
  • przenoszony przez krewTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

bloodborne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodborne

MLA

“bloodborne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodborne. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloodborne,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodborne.

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