blood vs arterial blood

arterial blood vs blood

blood and arterial blood both are nouns.

blood is a verb but arterial blood is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blood	Yes	No	Yes	No
arterial blood	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, arterial blood is a hyponym of blood; that is, arterial blood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blood:

blood: the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
arterial blood: blood found in arteries

Other hyponyms of blood include blood group, blood type, gore, lifeblood, blood stream, bloodstream, blood clot, grume, cord blood, menorrhea, menstrual blood, menstrual flow, venous blood, whole blood.

blood (noun)	arterial blood (noun)
temperament or disposition	blood found in arteries
the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
the hereditary derivation of an individual
people viewed as members of a group
a dissolute man in fashionable society

blood (verb)	arterial blood (verb)
smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

Difference between blood and arterial blood

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