blood drop

Tiny crimson sphere

A blood drop is a small quantity of blood, typically the amount that forms a single droplet—as from a pinprick or minor cut.

The term appears in medical contexts a blood drop for glucose testing and in descriptions of violence or injury.

Blood drop also names the teardrop-shaped icon representing blood donation or medical services.

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  • crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
  • veinVessel toward heart
  • needlePointed implement for sewing
  • prickPierce lightly with point
  • woundCoiled, or an injury

red · splatter · crime scene · donation · red cross · finger · lancet · finger prick · test · stain · hemoglobin · pulse · life force · drip · puncture · sample · smear · trickle

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Opposites
quantity/volume

blood dropblood transfusion

Infusing donated cells intravenously

blood vial · blood bag · hemorrhage · bloodbath · exsanguination

bodily fluid state

blood dropbloodstream

Flow through vessels

blood supply · blood volume

physical state/form

blood dropblood clot

Coagulated mass in vessels

dried blood · bloodstain · blood smear · blood spatter

Family

blood, drop, bloods, bloody, bloodied, bloodying, bloodless, bloodline, bloodstream

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG