1. Judy Flores
Word of the week Blood
►Blood is the vital fluid found in human and other animals.
►Blood provides oxygen and nutrients’ to the body organs and tissues.
►Blood carries away waste products
►Blood is pumped around the body through the circulatory system by the heart.
►The average human being has 5 to 6 liters of blood in their body.
►55% of the blood is made of liquid called plasma
►Plasma is a clear yellow liquid that is mainly water and protein.
►45% o the blood is made up of red blood cells.
►Red blood cells get their red color from hemoglobin.
►Hemoglobin transport oxygen through the body.
►1% of the body is made up of white blood cells.
►The white blood cells help fight infection.
►Everybody has blood of a certain type, which is called your blood group.
►The most common group is the O type
►People with O type can donate their blood to anyone
►There are also blood groups A, B and AB
There are many expressions in English that use the word blood
1) Blood is thicker tan water- Proverbs- relationships are strong
2) Blood shed- The shedding of blood to take a life or murder.
3) Cold blooded- Lacking of emotions.
4) In cold blood- Deliberately when not aroused in emotionally.
5) Hot blooded- Passionate
6) Blood up- arouse the temper
7) Blood boils-grow angry
8) Blue Blood- royalty or aristocracy
9) Fresh blood- New blood, new members admitted to a society or organization.
10) Half blood- Of mixed race
11) To run in the blood- a characteristic shared by members of the family.
12) Own flesh and blood- Near relatives, children brothers and sisters.
13) Young blood- someone who brings youthful freshness and vigor.
14) Blood clot- Blood that is turned solid to stop bleeding.
15) Blood bank- A collection for transfusion
16) Bloodbath-Savage, indiscriminate killing; a massacre.
17) Blood bother- a person bound to another by an oath or solemn friendship.
18) Bloodlust- the desire to shed blood
19) Bloodthirsty- eager to bloodshed.
20) blood sport – pastimes involving the killing of animals.
21) Blood wagon- Slang- an ambulance
22) Blood hound- a very big dog with a good sense of smell used for tracking people.
23) bloodletting- The action of allowing blood to grain from the body formerly a medical
treatment. Now used figuratively.
24) Bloodshot- eyes red from inflammation of the blood vessels of the white part od the
eye.
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2. Judy Flores
25) Blood- An intensive slightly vulgar expression used in common speech to add
intensity to an expression, example: It’s bloody cold!
26) Blood diamond- aka. Conflict diamond mined in war torn African countries by rebel
groups to fund their campaigns.
27) Bloodstained- Marked with blood
28) Blood spatter- blood in drops or small splashes.
29) Blood feud- A feud involving the members of a family or clan.
30) Blood money- Money gained at the cost of another's life or livelihood
31) Bloody Mary- A cocktail usually made of vodka, tomato juice, and seasonings.
32) bloodguilt- The fact or state of being guilty of murder or bloodshed.
33) Bloodcurdling- Causing great horror; terrifying.
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