Meanings
nounbloodstream (plural bloodstreams)
plural bloodstreams
- The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
virus in the bloodstream
3 more examples
directly into the bloodstream
spread through the bloodstream
The drug quickly entered the bloodstream.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans bloedbaan
- bloedbaanflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Arabic مجرى الدم
- مجرى الدم (majraa aldam)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Bulgarian кръвообращение, кръвоток
- кръвообращение (krăvoobraštenie)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
- кръвоток (krăvotok)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Chinese Mandarin 血液, 血流
- 血液 (xuèyè, xiěyè)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
- 血流 (xuèliú, xiěliú)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Czech krevní oběh
- krevní oběhflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Danish blodbanen
- blodbanenflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Dutch bloedbaan
- bloedbaanflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Estonian verevool
- verevoolflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Finnish verenkierto
- verenkiertoflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
French afflux sanguin
- afflux sanguinflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
German Blutstrom, Blutbahn
- Blutstromflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
- Blutbahnflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Greek κυκλοφορία του αίματος
- κυκλοφορία του αίματος (kykloforía tou aímatos)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Hebrew זרם הדם
- זרם הדם (zérem hadám)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Hungarian véráram
- véráramflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Italian flusso sanguigno
- flusso sanguignoflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Japanese 血液, 血流
- 血液 (ketsueki)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
- 血流 (ketsuryū)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Korean 혈류
- 혈류 (hyeollyu)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Latin flūxus sanguinis
- flūxus sanguinisflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Malay aliran darah
- aliran darahflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Polish krwiobieg
- krwiobiegflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Portuguese corrente sanguínea
- corrente sanguíneaflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Russian кровото́к
- кровото́к (krovotók)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Spanish torrente sanguíneo
- torrente sanguíneoflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Swedish blodomlopp
- blodomloppflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Vietnamese dòng máu
- dòng máuflow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Yiddish בלוטשטראָם
- בלוטשטראָם (blutshtrom)flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
Cite this entry
APA
bloodstream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodstream
MLA
“bloodstream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodstream. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloodstream,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodstream.
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