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(Encyclopedia) serum: see blood.plasma, biological
(Encyclopedia) plasma, biological: see blood.artery
(Encyclopedia) artery, blood vessel that conveys blood away from the heart. Except for the pulmonary artery, which carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs, arteries carry oxygenated…sickle cell disease
(Encyclopedia) sickle cell disease or sickle cell anemia, inherited disorder of the blood in which the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin pigment in erythrocytes (red blood cells) is abnormal. This “…leukemia
(Encyclopedia) leukemialeukemial&oomacr;kēˈmēə [key], cancerous disorder of the blood-forming tissues (bone marrow, lymphatics, liver, spleen) characterized by excessive production of immature or…Caleb Blood SMITH, Congress, IN (1808-1864)
SMITH Caleb Blood , a Representative from Indiana; born in Boston, Mass., April 16, 1808; moved with his parents to Ohio in 1814; attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1825-1826; studied law…tourniquet
(Encyclopedia) tourniquettourniquett&oobreve;rˈnĭkĕt, –kā, tûrˈ– [key], compression device used to cut off the flow of blood to a part of the body, most often an arm or leg. It may be a special…properdin
(Encyclopedia) properdinproperdinprōˈpərdən [key], protein found in the blood serum of humans and some of the higher animals that appears to participate in certain specific immune responses. It is…vampire bat
(Encyclopedia) vampire bat, name for the blood-drinking bats of the family Desmodontidae, found in the New World tropics. Vampire bats feed exclusively on the blood of living animals and are thus the…Trending
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