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Rule "blood born vs blood-borne"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: blood born vs blood-borne
Message: Did you mean the adjective <suggestion>blood-borne</suggestion> (= carried by blood)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood-borne
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It is a blood born disease.
    Correction suggestion: blood-borne
ID: BLOOD_BORNE_BLOODBORNE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)