blood vs whole blood

whole blood vs blood

blood and whole blood both are nouns.

blood is a verb but whole blood is not a verb.

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

As nouns, whole blood is a hyponym of blood; that is, whole 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
whole blood: blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant

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

blood (noun)	whole blood (noun)
temperament or disposition	blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant
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)	whole 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 whole blood

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