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artificial blood

artificial blood

1 5.6
A liquid that carries oxygen in the body for a short time instead of human blood
  • noun
  • /ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃəl blʌd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sangre artificial
  • Ongoing research is intended to create artificial blood that could be given to any recipient.

Examples

  • - This is artificial blood.

    Fierce Creatures (1997)

  • However, before this artificial blood can be used clinically, the RBCs generated ex vivo must be shown to be functionally equivalent to donor-derived RBCs.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The hospital is currently testing a new artificial blood product that can transport oxygen effectively.

  • Many scientists believe that artificial blood could revolutionize emergency medicine by eliminating the need for human donors.

  • Researchers are developing artificial blood to ensure that patients receive oxygen quickly in life-threatening situations.

Antonyms

blood
∞ 1.0

The red liquid that flows in the body and carries oxygen and nutrients

How Natural

blood
∞ 1.0
artificial blood
  • Specialized
1 5.6

Surface Forms

artificial blood singular
artificial bloods plural

Morphology

artificial + blood

The meaning 'a man-made substitute for blood' is directly and compositionally derived from 'artificial' (man-made) + 'blood' (the oxygen-carrying fluid). This adjective+noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Artificial blood combines artificial ('made by people') and blood ('the body's red liquid') to name a liquid made in a lab that can carry oxygen like real blood. That's why it means a temporary substitute 'to transport oxygen in the body' when real blood is not available.