bodily fluid
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈbɑːdɪli ˈfluːɪd/
- Specialized
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fluido corporal
- Ebola is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.
- blood and bodily fluids
- other bodily fluids
Problem is, peptides breakdown quickly when they come into contact with bodily fluids such as blood.
- Problem is, peptides breakdown quickly when they come into contact with bodily fluids such as blood.
- But, you know, I guess sperm is interesting because it's kind of the only projectile bodily fluid from the body.
- So in those cases, there's blood or hair or semen or some other bodily fluid or hair, whatever, which can be tested.
- I mean, since when did women exchanging bodily fluids and a little like bondage become the most obscene thing in the land?
- Her almost every short story had to deal with bodily fluids specifically like poop.
- AIDS, probably Hep C and he would, he would weaponize bodily fluids when he was on one.
- There's always you guys all just, you know, bodily fluids.
- And they would use that the they would use the kids bodily fluids as anti anti venoms, antidotes to the snake venom.
Examples
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The HIV virus can only be transmitted through the exchange of bodily fluids, namely blood and semen.
Fiction book (1993) -
Water is the primary component of all the bodily fluids: blood, lymph, digestive juices, urine, tears, and sweat.
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If it were a serious scientific article about the actual effects of human bodily fluid exchange, I would be interested.
Blog text (25) -
Now, there are more than twenty vital bodily fluids.
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As of now, these viruses can only be spread through direct exchange of bodily fluids.
Blog text (2) -
The HIV virus can only be transmitted through the exchange of bodily fluids, namely, blood, semen, and vaginal secretions.
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Brucellosis bacteria are found in bodily fluids, concentrating in reproductive organs, milk, and viscera.
Synonyms
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2.8
A liquid from the body of people and animals, for example blood, saliva or urine
A fluid found in a living body, like blood or saliva
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward combination of 'bodily' (relating to the body) and 'fluid' (a substance that flows), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to liquids produced by the body (e.g., blood, urine, saliva). This compositional meaning is common across languages and follows regular English modifier + noun patterns, making it immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Bodily fluid comes from the two words bodily and fluid, where bodily means 'from the body' and fluid means 'a liquid that flows'. It gives a clear image of liquids that come from a body, so it means 'any of the liquids made by the body'.