bloodstream
noun/ˈblʌdstriːm/
/ˈblʌdstriːm/
[singular]- the blood flowing through the body
- They injected the drug directly into her bloodstream.
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyc2- Red blood cells transport oxygen through the bloodstream.
- The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.
- Traces of banned substances were detected in his bloodstream.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bloodstream- enter
- absorb something into
- in somebody’s/the bloodstream
- into somebody’s/the bloodstream
- through somebody’s/the bloodstream
- …
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