blood doping

[ bluhd doh-ping ]

noun

1. a procedure in which an athlete is injected with erythropoietin or transfused with blood, thereby increasing the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity and boosting athletic performance.

blood doping

noun

1. the illegal practice of removing a quantity of blood from an athlete long before a race and reinjecting it shortly before a race, so boosting oxygenation of the blood

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood doping¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Ullrich, seen here in the wake of his 2006 suspension from the Tour de France, has said that not blood doping during his era would have been "like going to a gunfight armed only with a knife"

From BBC

Evidence of illegal blood doping was detected.

From New York Times

But when injected in its synthetic form, EPO is a form of blood doping which has been employed by athletes - most famously Lance Armstrong - to aid stamina and recovery.

From BBC

Australian sporting darling Peter Bol has been cleared of blood doping six months after failing a drug test.

From BBC

But when injected in its synthetic form, EPO is a form of blood doping which has been employed by athletes - most famously Lance Armstrong - to aid stamina and recovery.

From BBC