bloodshot
[ bluhd-shot ]
/ ˈblʌdˌʃɒt /
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adjective
(of the eyes) red because of dilated blood vessels.
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British Dictionary definitions for bloodshot
bloodshot
/ (ˈblʌdˌʃɒt) /
adjective
(of an eye) inflamed
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Medical definitions for bloodshot
bloodshot
[ blŭd′shŏt′ ]
adj.
Red and inflamed as a result of locally congested blood vessels, as of the eyes.
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