noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/
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CMU ARPABET:B L AH1 D S T R IY2 M
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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