artificial blood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of artificial blood
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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In one recent example, teams of tiny magnetic robots—each about the size of a grain of sand—cleared blockages in artificial blood vessels by forming chains to push through the obstructions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris spoke to Twilley about the bleeding edge of artificial blood research and why we need more blood in the first place.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2025
Now, researchers have found a way to bridge the gap between in vitro and in vivo research: artificial blood vessels.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 5, 2024
When inflated, the system twists and squeezes the heart like real heart muscle, pumping artificial blood through a mock circulation system and simulating the beat of a biological heart.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024
Similar ideas inspire the worldwide savage custom of making an artificial "blood brotherhood" by mingling the blood of the contracting parties.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew
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