blood transfusion
noun
the injection of blood from one person or animal into the bloodstream of another.
blood transfusions
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pluralof blood transfusion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Two boys were from Jehovah's Witness families who opposed blood transfusions on religious grounds.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The child, the complaint says, required dialysis and blood transfusions and suffered seizures and decreased pancreatic function.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
In the 1920s, Soviet polymath Alexander Bogdanov’s experiments with rejuvenating blood transfusions attracted the Kremlin’s attention—before he died as a consequence of his self-inflicted treatments, at the age of 55.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
And data analyses by ProPublica showed that sepsis rates and blood transfusions spiked among miscarrying women after the ban went into effect — an indicator of dangerous delays in care across the state.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026
Darwin's “gemmule” theory—that hereditary instructions were thrown adrift by all cells and then floated in the blood, like a million messages in bottles—suggested that blood transfusions might transmit gemmules and thereby alter heredity.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
