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BLOODSTREAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The blood flowing through the circulatory system
Synonyms:
blood stream; bloodstream
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bloodstream" is a kind of...):
blood (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets)
Holonyms ("bloodstream" is a part of...):
cardiovascular system; circulatory system (the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body)
Context examples:
When it moves through the bloodstream and blocks the flow of blood in another part of the body, it is called an embolus.
(Blood clot, NCI Dictionary)
The infusion of components of blood or whole blood into the bloodstream.
(Blood transfusion, NCI Dictionary)
They may spread to the bone from nearby skin or muscles, or from another part of the body through the bloodstream.
(Bone Infections, NIH)
A substance released into the bloodstream by both cancer cells and normal cells.
(CA 19-9, NCI Dictionary)
A small amount of radioactive material is injected into a blood vessel and travels through the bloodstream; it collects in the bones and is detected by a scanner.
(Bone scan, NCI Dictionary)
Endocrine Secretory Induction involves stimulation of hormone release into the bloodstream from endocrine glands.
(Endocrine Secretory Process, NCI Thesaurus)
In some conditions, the eosinophils can move outside the bloodstream and build up in organs and tissues.
(Eosinophilic Disorders, NIH)
The pancreas also releases the hormones insulin and glucagon into the bloodstream.
(Pancreatitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Omiganan pentahydrochloride, an analog of indolicidin, acts by disrupting bacterial cytoplasmic membranes and has been tested in a topical gel for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections.
(Omiganan Pentahydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Radioactive octreotide, a drug similar to somatostatin, is injected into a vein and travels through the bloodstream.
(Octreotide scan, NCI Dictionary)
