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Parent topics
- Blood [r]: The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (i.e., blood vessels). Whole blood includes plasma and blood cells. [e]
- Hematology [r]: In broad terms, the study of the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the blood and blood-forming tissues; also a subspecialty of internal medicine dealing with the diseases of these tissues [e]
Co-topics
- Red blood cells [r]: Also called erythrocytes; a type of disc-shaped blood cell that contain hemoglobin, and the body's principal means of delivering oxygen to the body's cells via the blood, and the removal of carbon dioxide wastes that result from metabolism. [e]
- Anemia [r]: A condition characterized by insufficient circulating and effective hemoglobin in blood to support normal physiology. [e]
Subtopics
- Hemoglobin A [r]: Common human haemoglobin tetramer, consisting of two alpha chains, and two beta chains. [e]
Related topics
- Chelation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Erythrocyte stimulating factor [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplant [r]: Transplantation of blood stem cells derived from the bone marrow or blood, most often performed for people with diseases of the blood and cancer. [e]
- Hydroxyethyl starch [r]: A polymer of glucose subunits, administered in balanced electrolyte solutions, used as a plasma volume expander and other medical applications where a plasma-like fluid is needed. [e]
- Vibrio fischeri [r]: Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium, found globally in the marine environments in symbiosis with certain deep sea marine life with their bioluminescent organs. [e]
- Streptococcus agalactiae [r]: Beta-hemolytic Gram-positive streptococcus, which is a major cause of bacterial septicemia of the newborn, which can lead to death or long-term sequelae, and neonatal meningitis. [e]