Blood

Of humor and vertebrate.

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".

This concept's ID is @1~29509

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  • blood group 6 facts

    Human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens.

  • serum 5 facts

    An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates.

  • blood cell 3 facts

    Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including p...

  • bloodstream 0 facts

    The blood flowing through the circulatory system.

  • arterial blood 0 facts

    Blood found in arteries; "except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich...

  • menorrhea 0 facts

    Flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive...

  • gore 0 facts

    Coagulated blood from a wound.

  • lifeblood 0 facts

    The blood considered as the seat of vitality.

  • blood clot 0 facts

    A semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells.

  • cord blood 0 facts

    Blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth.

  • venous blood 0 facts

    Blood found in the veins; "except in the pulmonary vein venous blood is rich in carbon...

  • whole blood 0 facts

    Blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant; "whole...