| blood typing | determining a person's blood type by serological methods |
transfusion
blood transfusion | the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery |
| blood sport | sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting) |
| blood count | the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample |
complete blood count
CBC
blood profile | counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in cubic millimeter of blood |
| differential blood count | counting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in cubic millimeter of blood, may be included as part of a complete blood count |
blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging
BOLD FMRI | functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenation |
| arterial blood gases | measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood, important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases |
vendetta
blood feud | a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other |
schistosome
blood fluke | flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals |
| blood clam | red-blooded clam |
barrel knot
blood knot | a knot used for tying fishing leaders together, the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times |
| blood | temperament or disposition, a person of hot blood |
| full blood | descent from parents both of one pure breed |
body temperature
blood heat | temperature of the body, normally . F or C in humans, usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health |
artery
arteria
arterial blood vessel | a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
| blood | the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets, blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products, the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions |
| arterial blood | blood found in arteries, except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich in oxygen |
blood group
blood type | human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens |
Rh-positive blood type
Rh positive | the blood group (approximately % of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen) |
Rh-negative blood type
Rh-negative blood
Rh negative | the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen) |
bloodstream
blood stream | the blood flowing through the circulatory system |
blood clot
grume | a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells |
| cord blood | blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth |
menorrhea
menstrual blood
menstrual flow | flow of blood from the uterus, occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years |
| venous blood | blood found in the veins, except in the pulmonary vein venous blood is rich in carbon dioxide and poor in oxygen |
| whole blood | blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant, whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions |
serum
blood serum | an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates |
plasma
plasm blood plasma | the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended |
| blood vessel | a vessel in which blood circulates |
vein
vena
venous blood vessel | a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart, all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood |
venation
venous blood system | (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal |
blood cell
blood corpuscle
corpuscle | either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets |
leukocyte
leucocyte
white blood cell
white cell
white blood corpuscle
white corpuscle
WBC | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi, an important part of the body's defense system |
red blood cell
RBC
erythrocyte | a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues, a biconcave disc that has no nucleus |
ABO blood group system
ABO system
ABO group | a classification system for the antigens of human blood, used in blood transfusion therapy, four groups are A and B and AB and O |
| blood test | a serologic analysis of a sample of blood |
| PSA blood test | a blood test that measures levels of a protein called prostate specific antigen that is manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland, men with prostate problems usually have elevated levels of PSA |
animosity
animus
bad blood | a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility |
| blood meal | the dried and powdered blood of animals |
blood sausage
blood pudding
black pudding | a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients |
| blood | people viewed as members of a group, we need more young blood in this organization |
d lineage
line
line of descent
descent
bloodline
blood line
blood
pedigree
ancestry
origin
parentage
stemma
stockb | the descendants of one individual, his entire lineage has been warriors |
| blood-brain barrier | a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood, serves to protect the central nervous system, the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier |
aristocrat
blue blood
patrician | a member of the aristocracy |
| blood brother | a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother |
| blood donor | someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions |
brother
blood brother | a male with the same parents as someone else, my brother still lives with our parents |
| half blood | one of siblings who have only one parent in common |
blood relation
blood relative
cognate
sib | one related by blood or origin, especially on sharing an ancestor with another |