What's the difference between bloodshot and redden?

Bloodshot


Definition:

  • (a.) Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Severe swelling and bloodshot of the lids and conjunctiva occurred in all cases.
  • (2) The response of ocular vessels to norepinephrine and histamine was significantly diminished by 43 mM ethanol, suggesting a possible mechanism underlying the "bloodshot" eyes found in acute intoxication.
  • (3) Using a homespun remedy favoured by demonstrators, the man treated his bloodshot eyes with a towel soaked in apple cider vinegar.
  • (4) Randall's eyes, fatigued and bloodshot, have big bags under them.
  • (5) I’m very happy.” But then he takes off his cheap sunglasses to reveal a pair of bloodshot eyes.
  • (6) Suddenly I noticed an awful lot of people in Sierra Leone seemed to have bloodshot eyes.
  • (7) The UN report notes that when the lead investigator interviewed the ground engineer, weeks later, he smelt strongly of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes.
  • (8) Police said he had bloodshot eyes, slurred his speech, and was “actively urinating, without the use of his hands, through his open pants”.
  • (9) With bloodshot eyes, a crumpled suit and the rueful air of a man who has had one too many Martinis, Jon Hamm, just for today at least, is feeling a little Don Draper.
  • (10) "It's been very tough for people here," says Kawajiri, who is wearing glasses to hide a badly bloodshot eye – caused, he says, by the stress of the past few months.
  • (11) Six patients using Opticrom and five using placebo complained of stinging of the eyes, while one patient using placebo complained of his eyes becoming bloodshot and watering.
  • (12) He is totally bloodshot, as if he’s on the world’s worst adrenalin rush.
  • (13) It is targeting civilians.” Tennari said most of the victims came in without physical wounds, but had acute respiratory problems and burning, bloodshot eyes.

Redden


Definition:

  • (a.) To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.
  • (v. i.) To grow or become red; to blush.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Endoscopy shows a wide range of alterations, "unspecific colitis" with reddening or edema, ulcerations or at the worst pseudomembranous colitis.
  • (2) Patients with fever, polymorphous skin eruption, congested conjunctiva, reddened palms and soles, red lips and oral mucous membrane, and soft-tissue swelling of the peripheral extremities and who experience membranous desquamation of fingers and toes should be suspected of having mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.
  • (3) In three patients painful reddening of a well-circumscribed area of the skin occurred within five days of starting anticoagulant treatment with phenprocoumon (Marcumar), and within a short time it developed into a full-blown picture of coumarin necrosis.
  • (4) As babies approached the point of sweating, spontaneous activity usually ceased, the skin reddened, and a sunbathing posture was adopted.
  • (5) Congestion and vivid reddening of the caecum and marked serosal and submucosal oedema are present.
  • (6) Six hundred cases of febrile disease with damage to Yin and reddened tongue syndrome and hypokalemia.
  • (7) The usual responses of skin to TPA promotion, including an increase in dark cells, epidermal thickening, reddening and erosion were all suppressed in animals treated with hyperthermia near the time of TPA application.
  • (8) All the patients treated had reddening of the skin, but this was reversible after the end of therapy, as were the other side-effects, i.e.
  • (9) After nine minutes, Quigg had not landed a punch of significance, his reddening features telling a story of anxiety and frustration as his opponent moved him about the ring at will, making him miss and making him pay.
  • (10) Regarding local adverse reactions, MDP-virosome vaccinees frequently developed mild local pain, reddening and swelling, which disappeared within 5 days; as regards systemic no adverse reactions, leucocytosis developed among the MDP-virosome vaccines, but no other reactions were observed.
  • (11) The external and internal clinical signs were reddening of the anal area, swelling of the abdomen due to accumulation of ascitic fluid in the abdominal cavity and extensive swelling of the posterior kidney.
  • (12) Injection resulted in decreased body weight, moderate mortality, swollen and reddened livers and kidneys, pancreatitis, and disturbances of the nervous system.
  • (13) reddening or swelling along the peripheral venous access) resulted in a longer catheter duration and a less frequent need for an additional venous access in the silicone group.
  • (14) Where present, common necropsy findings included pulmonary congestion, oedema and consolidation, adrenal enlargement and reddening, haemorrhage and ulceration of stomach and small intestine, and lymphadenomegaly and splenomegaly.
  • (15) During the follow-up period, changes in endoscopic findings were observed more frequently, from the erosive type to the reddening type, and from the reddening type to normal.
  • (16) The bark polyphenols consist mainly of polymeric leuco-delphinidins and leuco-cyanidins which redden exceptionally rapidly to light.
  • (17) Details of fever and signs and symptoms of infection such as pain, sinus tenderness and reddening of the eardrum were recorded before and after treatment.
  • (18) Walls of the colon and rectum were thickened, and the mucosa was reddened and covered by an exudate that contained mucus and blood clots.
  • (19) This is a reflection of poor sun protection habits – people underestimate the damage that sunburn can do to their skin, and many think that skin reddening is just a harmless part of the tanning process, rather than a sure sign that you have damaged your skin irreparably.” The research, carried out last summer, surveyed 1,018 people and found 84% were worried about skin cancer in the UK climate.
  • (20) During the postoperative assessment, the perioperative nurse notices a reddened spot over the patient's sacral area.

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