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blood doping
noun
: an illegal method for temporarily improving an athlete's performance in a race or competition by increasing the number of red blood cells in the blood
Full Definition of BLOOD DOPING
: a technique for temporarily improving athletic performance in which oxygen-carrying red blood cells from blood previously withdrawn from an athlete are reinjected just before an event —called also blood packing
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First Known Use of BLOOD DOPING
1971
Medical Dictionary
blood doping
noun
Medical Definition of BLOOD DOPING
: a technique for temporarily improving athletic performance in which oxygen-carrying red blood cells previously withdrawn from an athlete are injected back just before an event—called also blood packing
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