Standard Lemma guide

bloodstream

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B L AH1 D S T R IY2 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • virus in the bloodstream
  • directly into the bloodstream
  • spread through the bloodstream
  • The drug quickly entered the bloodstream.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the blood flowing through the circulatory system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blood stream

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blood

History

Etymology

From blood + stream.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: bloedbaan — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Amharic: የደም ዝውውር (yedemi ziwiwiri) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Arabic: مجرى الدم (majraa aldam) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Bulgarian: кръвообращение (krǎvoobraštenie) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Bulgarian: кръвоток (krǎvotok) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血液 (xuèyè, xiěyè) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血流 (xuèliú, xiěliú) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Czech: krevní oběh — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Danish: blodbanen — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Dutch: bloedbaan — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Estonian: verevool — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Finnish: verenkierto — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • French: afflux sanguin — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Georgian: სისხლის მიმოქცევა (sisxlis mimokceva) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • German: Blutstrom — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • German: Blutbahn — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Greek: κυκλοφορία του αίματος (kykloforía tou aímatos) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Gujarati: રક્તપ્રવાહ (raktapravāha) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Hebrew: זרם הדם (zérem hadám) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Hungarian: véráram — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Italian: flusso sanguigno — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Japanese: 血液 (ketsueki) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Japanese: 血流 (ketsuryū) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Korean: 혈류 (hyeollyu) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Kyrgyz: кандын айланышы (kandın aylanışı) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Latin: flūxus sanguinis — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Macedonian: кр́воток (kŕvotok) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Malay: aliran darah — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Polish: krwiobieg — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Portuguese: corrente sanguínea — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Russian: кровото́к (krovotók) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Spanish: torrente sanguíneo — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Swedish: blodomlopp — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Vietnamese: dòng máu — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • Yiddish: בלוטשטראָם (blutshtrom) — flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal