Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). Medical terms related to blood often begin in hemo- or hemato- (BE: haemo- and haemato-) from the Greek word "haima" for "blood". The main function of blood is to supply nutrients (oxygen, glucose) and constitutional elements to tissues and to remove waste products (such as carbon dioxide and lactic acid). Blood also enables cells (leukocytes, abnormal tumor cells) and different su ...

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• Blood - Transport of oxygen
• Blood - Transport of carbon dioxide
• Blood - Transport of hydrogen ions
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Blood for Blood - Previous Members. Gina Benevides - Bass. Davey Gaitan - Guitar Greg Dellaria - Bass. ...

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For the Native American nation, please see Kainai. The Bloods are an American street gang originating from Los Angeles, California. They have an intense rivalry with the Crips. Group members are identified by the red attire such as red bandanas. Various cliques known as "sets" form the organization, which is sometimes internally split by enmity and difference. Bloods - History. The Bloods were formed when several members of the Pirus gang were being killed by the Crips. The Pirus then called o ...

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Captain Blood may mean: Captain Blood (novel), by Rafael Sabatini Captain Blood (film), based on the novel Captain Blood (video game), unrelated to the novel Thomas Blood Other related archivesCaptain Blood (film), Captain Blood (novel), Captain Blood (video game), Thomas Blood

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Blood - Production and degradation. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow; the process is termed hematopoiesis. The proteinaceous component is produced overwhelmingly in the liver, while hormones are produced by the endocrine glands and the watery fraction maintained by the gut and the kidney. Blood cells are degraded by the spleen and the Kupffer cells in the liver. The liver also clears proteins and amino acids (the kidney secretes many small proteins into the urine). Erythrocytes usually live up to 120 days before they are systematically replaced by new erythroc ...

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A blood bank is a cache or bank of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation, stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusions. An early development leading to the establishment of blood banks occurred in 1915, when Richard Lewison of Mount Sinai Hospital, New York initiated the use of sodium citrate as an anticoagulant. This discovery transformed the blood transfusion procedure from direct (vein-to-vein) to indirect. In the same year, Richard Weil demonstrated the feasibility of refrigerated sto ...

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Blood sausage or black pudding or blood pudding is a sausage made by cooking down the blood of an animal with meat, fat or filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled. In the West, pig or cattle blood is most often used, sheep and goat blood are used to a lesser extent, while blood from poultry is very seldom used. A legend attributes the invention of blood sausage to an absinthe-induced bet between two drunken Bavarian butchers during the 14th century. This is unlikely, as absinthe was not developed until the ...

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A blood ritual is any ritual that involves the intentional release of blood. A common blood ritual is the blood brother ritual, which is rumored to be Native American in origin. Two people, typically male, cut or poke the pads of their thumbs (or another part of the hand), causing them to bleed, then press the pads of their thumbs to one another's. This ritualizes the two people involved becoming brothers in a symbolic way. Obviously this is an unsafe ...

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In the circulatory system, venous blood is blood returning to the heart. With one exception (the pulmonary vein) this blood is deoxygenated and high in carbon dioxide, having released oxygen and absorbed CO2 in the tissues. It is also typically warmer than arterial blood, has a lower pH, has lower concentrations of glucose and other nutrients, and has higher concentrations of urea and other waste products. Venous blood can be obtained by venesection or phlebotomy, or in small quantities by fingerprick. Most medical laboratory tests are conducted on venous ...

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This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. The information in this article appears to be more suited for a dictionary rather than an encyclopedia. Wikipedia is not a dictionary, but Wiktionary is. Please verify that this article meets the Wiktionary criteria for inclusion. If this article can be modified to be more than a dictionary entry, please do so and remove this message. Blood volume is a term describing the amount of blood (including both red blood cells and plasma) in a person's circulatory system

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Blood worm or bloodworm is an ambiguous term and can refer to: A midge larva The polychaete Glycera Other related archivesGlycera, larva, midge, polychaete

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Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels. Unless indicated otherwise, blood pressure is understood to mean arterial blood pressure, i.e., the pressure in the large arteries, such as the brachial artery (in the arm). The pressure of the blood in other vessels is lower than the arterial pressure. The peak pressure in the arteries during the cardiac cycle is the systolic pressure, and the lowest pressure (at the resting phase of the cardiac cycle) is the diastolic pressure ...

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• Blood pressure - Effects of high blood pressure
• Blood pressure - Effects of low blood pressure
• Blood pressure - Factors influencing blood pressure
• Blood pressure - Other causes of low blood pressure
• Blood pressure - Venous pressure
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Blood flow is the flow of blood in the cardiovascular system. It is described by the Darcy's law (the fluid equivalent of Omh's law) and approximately by Hagen-Poiseuille's law (because it is accurate only for Newtonian fluids, while blood is not Newtonian and its flow can be described as laminar only in smaller vessels, elsewhere it is turbulent). The upper equation is Darcy's law, you get the Hagen-Poiseuille's law if you insert the lower in it (it is also written in its own article, see link ...

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The blood orange is a variety of orange with crimson blood-colored flesh. The fruit ranges from small- to medium-sized; its skin can be pitted or smooth. Blood oranges owe their distinctive appearance to a pigment called anthocyanin not typically found in citrus, but common in other red fruits and flowers. Not only is the inside of the orange darkly pigmented, but depending on the variety, the outside may feature dark washes of red. The exact reasons for the unusual inside color are unknown. However, it seems light, ...

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A blood film or peripheral blood smear is a slide made from a drop of blood, that allows the cells to be examined. Blood films are usually done to investigate hematological problems (disorders of the blood itself) and, occasionally, to look for parasites within the blood such as malaria and filaria. Blood film - Preparation. Blood films are made by placing a drop of blood on one end of a slide, and using a spreader slide to spread the blood over the slide's length. The aim is to get a region where th ...

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Warm-blooded is an archaic term used to describe an animal that keeps its core body temperature at a nearly constant level regardless of the temperature of the surrounding environment (that is, to maintain thermal homeostasis). This can involve not only the ability to generate heat, but also the ability to cool down. Warm-blooded animals control their body temperature by regulating their metabolic rates (e.g. increasing their metabolic rate ...

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A blood elf is a member of the High Elves race in the fantasy Warcraft Universe. This race will become playable in the upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft. Blood elf - History. The Blood Elves, or Sin'Dorei, are the remnants of the High Elves who survived the destruction of Quel'Thalas by The Scourge. They style themselves as Blood Elves in remembrance of their slaughtered brethren. At first they remained loyal to the failing Alliance in Lordaeron and its racist human commander in the re ...

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In Boy Scout terminology, when using a knife or axe, the area within the radius of the arm and blade length combined is called the blood circle or safety circle. This area can be envisioned as a sphere with a person and a sharp instrument at its center. Presumably, anyone within this radius is at risk of being wounded by an accidental slip of the blade. Therefore, it is desirable to ke ...

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Blood donation is a process by which a blood donor voluntarily has blood drawn for storage in a blood bank for subsequent use in a blood transfusion. To understand the importance of the availability of a sustainable donated blood supply, the catch-cry of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service is, "80% of Australians will need blood in their lifetime, but less than 3% of Australians give blood each year." Blood donations may be scheduled at local centres, or at times a "blood drive" will occur. These are events whe ...

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