CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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blood plasma in CommonParlance
- definition the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
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blood platelet in CommonParlance
- definition tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
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blood poisoning in CommonParlance
- definition invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
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blood pressure in CommonParlance
- definition the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health
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blood profile in CommonParlance
- definition counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
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blood pudding in CommonParlance
- definition a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients
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blood relation in CommonParlance
- definition one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
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blood relative in CommonParlance
- definition one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
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blood sausage in CommonParlance
- definition a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients
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blood serum in CommonParlance
- definition an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
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blood spavin in CommonParlance
- definition spavin caused by distension of the veins
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blood sport in CommonParlance
- definition sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
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blood stream in CommonParlance
- definition the blood flowing through the circulatory system
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blood sugar in CommonParlance
- definition glucose in the bloodstream
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blood test in CommonParlance
- definition a serologic analysis of a sample of blood
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blood transfusion in CommonParlance
- definition the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery
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blood type in CommonParlance
- definition human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens
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blood typing in CommonParlance
- definition determining a person's blood type by serological methods
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blood vessel in CommonParlance
- definition a vessel in which blood circulates
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blood-and-guts in CommonParlance
- definition marked by great zeal or violence
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blood-brain barrier in CommonParlance
- definition a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system
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blood-filled in CommonParlance
- definition containing blood
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blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging in CommonParlance
- definition functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenation
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blood-red in CommonParlance
- definition of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
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blood-related in CommonParlance
- definition related by blood