bloodflow
Arterial current inside
Bloodflow is the movement of blood through the circulatory system—through arteries, veins, and capillaries.
Medical contexts discuss bloodflow to organs or tissues: restricted bloodflow to the brain.
The word appears in both technical and casual usage, often as two words (blood flow).
Poor bloodflow causes numbness, cold extremities, or more serious conditions.
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
vessels · oxygenation · plasma · platelets · endothelium · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · perfusion
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
- throbBeat with intensity
- pulsationRhythmic expansion and contraction
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- poundingForceful repeated striking
rhythm · palpitation · hammering · thump · rushing · coursing · flutter · beat
Active physical strength
- energyPower to do work
- life-forceAnimating spiritual energy
- warmthHeat you feel
- flushSame suit, five cards
glow · radiance · animation · invigoration · liveliness · wellness · nourishment · rejuvenation
Chronic elevated arterial pressure
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- clottingBlood solidifying process
anticoagulants · hemoglobin · cholesterol · hemorrhage · ischemia · embolism · stenosis · angiogenesis
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- heartCirculatory system's pump
cardiovascular · vessels · oxygenation · plasma · platelets · endothelium · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · perfusion · microcirculation
heartbeat
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
pounding · rhythm · palpitation · hammering · thump · rushing · coursing · flutter · beat · drumming
vigor
Active physical strength
- energyPower to do work
- life-forceAnimating spiritual energy
- warmthHeat you feel
flush · glow · radiance · animation · invigoration · liveliness · wellness · nourishment · rejuvenation · restoration
hypertension
Chronic elevated arterial pressure
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
clotting · anticoagulants · hemoglobin · cholesterol · hemorrhage · ischemia · embolism · stenosis · angiogenesis · phlebotomy
- Heart Surgery Recoverysternotomy, pain management, follow-up visits, breathing exercises, walking
bloodflowstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
stasis · blockage · obstruction · occlusion · standstill
bloodflowcardiac arrest
Abrupt cessation of circulation
death · necrosis · tissue death · gangrene · infarction
flow, blood, bleed, bloody, overflow, bleeding, outflow, bloodshed, blooded