The sign for "blood" is a combination of the signs "red" and "trickle down."
In this example, my left hand (my non-dominant hand) isn't touching
my body. (And is not supposed to either -- so that's good eh?.) The handshape of the
non-dominant hand can be a loose "B" or "4" hand.
Just hold your non-dominant hand in front of your chest, while you
do an abbreviated version of RED with your dominant-hand index
finger and smoothly transition into a "trickle down" movement over
the non-dominant hand (fluttering the fingers of the dominant hand
just a bit as it goes down).
BLOOD:
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood1.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood2.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood3.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood4.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood5.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood6.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood7.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood8.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood9.jpg)
If someone is getting their blood drawn, you can sign that by
starting with a bent-5 hand at the inside crook of the non-dominant
arm. Move the hand forward and down along the arm a bit as you
change the handshape into a flattened "O" shape. (Note: A
bent-5-hand is like a claw-hand but the middle and small knuckles
are straight. The fingers are bent at the large knuckle but
not the other two.)
DRAW-OUT-BLOOD:![](../../images-signs/blood.14.jpg)
![](../../images-signs/blood.15.jpg)
![](../../images-signs/blood.16.jpg)
To sign "blood pressure," use a right "C" hand. Pat the left bicep twice as
if showing the cuff used when taking someone's blood pressure.
BLOOD-PRESSURE:
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood.3.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood.4.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood.3.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/b/blood.4.jpg)
Note: You may see some people combine the signs BLOOD and STRESS-(pressure)
to mean "blood pressure."
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