haematoblast
Webster Dictionary
one of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles; -- called also blood plaque, and blood plate
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autotransfusion
(ˌɔ toʊ trænsˈfyu ʒən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a blood transfusion using the recipient's own blood. either from a previously stored supply or from blood recovered during surgery.
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bleed
Webster Dictionary
to emit blood. to lose blood. to run with blood. by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose
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shock
(ʃɒk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gravely diminished blood circulation caused by severe injury or pain, blood loss, or certain diseases and characterized by pallor, weak pulse, and very low blood pressure.
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blood cell
(ˌbæðz, -ˌbɑðz, -ˌbæθs, -ˌbɑθs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of the cellular elements of the blood. as red blood cells. Also called blood corpuscle.
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hemoglobin
Webster Dictionary
the normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called haematoglobulin. In arterial blood. it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called haematocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood
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hematin
Webster Dictionary
a bluish black, amorphous substance containing iron and obtained from blood. It exists the red blood corpuscles united with globulin, and the form of hemoglobin or oxyhemoglobin gives to the blood its red color
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hemal
Webster Dictionary
relating to the blood or blood vessels; pertaining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the heart and great blood vessels; -- opposed to neural
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plethora
Webster Dictionary
overfullness; especially, excessive fullness of the blood vessels; repletion; that state of the blood vessels or of the system when the blood exceeds a healthy standard in quantity; hyperaemia; -- opposed to anaemia
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diapedesis
Webster Dictionary
the passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls of the blood vessels
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diapedesis
(ˌdaɪ ə pɪˈdi sɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the passage of blood cells, esp. white blood cells, through intact blood vessel walls into the tissues.
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circulatory system
(ˈsɜr kyə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the system of organs and tissues, including the heart, blood. blood vessels, lymph, lymphatic vessels and glands, involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body.
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microcytosis
(microcytosis)
Princeton's WordNet
a blood disorder characterized by the presence of microcytes (abnormally small red blood cells) in the blood. often associated with anemia
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differential blood count
(differential blood count)
Princeton's WordNet
counting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in 1 cubic millimeter of blood. may be included as part of a complete blood count
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clopidogrel bisulfate
(clopidogrel bisulfate, Plavix)
Princeton's WordNet
a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow
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plavix
(clopidogrel bisulfate, Plavix)
Princeton's WordNet
a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow
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vampire
Webster Dictionary
either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge themselves is stored
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blood count
(ˌbæðz, -ˌbɑðz, -ˌbæθs, -ˌbɑθs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the count of the number of red and white blood cells and platelets in a specific volume of blood.
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blood pressure
(ˈblʌd məˌbil)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels, esp. of the arteries during different phases of contraction of the heart.
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isoagglutination
(ˌaɪ soʊ əˌglut nˈeɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the clumping of the red blood cells by a transfusion of the blood or serum of a genetically different individual of the same species.
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hemolysin
(ɪˈmɒl ɪ sɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any substance in the blood that initiates the dissolution of red blood cells, as a bacterial toxin.
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congest
(ənˈdʒɛst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel):
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immunohematology
(ˌɪm yə noʊˌhi məˈtɒl ə dʒi, ɪˌmyu-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
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plethora
(ˈplɛθ ər ə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.
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thrombocyte
(ˈθrɒm bəˌsaɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
one of the minute, nucleate cells that aid coagulation in the blood of those vertebrates that do not have blood platelets.
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blood bank
(ʌd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a place where blood or blood plasma is collected, processed, stored, and distributed.
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hematology
(ˌhi məˈtɒl ə dʒi)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
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vasoconstrictor
(ˌvæs oʊ kənˈstrɪk tər, ˌveɪ zoʊ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of various agents, as certain nerves or drugs, that narrow blood vessels and thereby maintain or increase blood pressure.
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arterial
(ɑrˈtɪər i əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pertaining to the blood in the arteries and pulmonary veins, richer in oxygen and redder than venous blood.
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hematoma
(ə tə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a circumscribed collection of blood. usu. clotted, in a tissue or organ, caused by a break in a blood vessel.
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