blood doping

American  

[bluhd doh-ping] / ˈblʌd ˌdoʊ pɪŋ /

noun

1. a procedure in which an athlete is injected with erythropoietin or transfused with blood, thereby increasing the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity and boosting athletic performance.

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blood doping British  

noun

1. the illegal practice of removing a quantity of blood from an athlete long before a race and reinjecting it shortly before a race, so boosting oxygenation of the blood

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Etymology

Origin of blood doping

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Especially telling is the “off-score,” the ratio of hemoglobin to reticulocytes, or immature red blood cells; the ratio increases when blood is withdrawn and infused, making blood doping easier to detect indirectly.

From Scientific American • Dec. 5, 2017

If living and training at altitude — or simulating it with high-altitude tents, as many athletes do — can increase hematocrit levels, why is that treated differently from blood doping?

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2016

The ARD documentary made allegations of widespread blood doping.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2016

In February 2012, the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned Ullrich for two years for blood doping.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2013

What are the some potential side effects of blood doping?

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013