blood vascular system
31blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… …
32Vascular — Relating to the blood vessels of the body. The blood vessels of the body, as a group, are referred to as the vascular system. The blood vessels are composed of arteries, veins and capillaries arteries that pass oxygen rich blood to the tissues of …
33blood transfusion — the injection of blood from one person or animal into the bloodstream of another. [1875 80] * * * Transfer of blood taken from one person into the circulation of another to restore blood volume, increase hemoglobin levels, or combat shock. Once… …
34Vascular bed — The vascular system, or a part thereof: for example, the pulmonary vascular bed describes the blood vessels of the lungs. * * * vascular bed n an intricate network of minute blood vessels that ramifies through the tissues of the body or of one of …
35vascular — adjective Etymology: New Latin vascularis, from Latin vasculum small vessel, diminutive of vas Date: circa 1673 1. of or relating to a channel for the conveyance of a body fluid (as blood of an animal or sap of a plant) or to a system of such… …
36Blood island — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 135 GrayPage = 506 Caption = Caption2 = Days = 21 CarnegieStage = 6a Precursor = mesoderm System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = i 13 DorlandsSuf = 12460968 Blood islands are… …
37blood — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. serum, essence; sap; gore; kindred; lineage, heritage. See relation, fluidity, ancestry, class. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fluid in the mammalian circulatory system] Syn. lifeblood, heart s blood, vital… …
38blood — /blʌd / (say blud) noun 1. the fluid that circulates in the arteries and veins or principal vascular system of animals, in humans being of a red colour and consisting of a pale yellow plasma containing semisolid corpuscles. 2. body fluids… …
39blood pressure — Physiol. the pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels, varying in different parts of the body during different phases of contraction of the heart and under different conditions of health, exertion, etc. Abbr.: BP Cf.… …
40vascular headache — a classification for certain types of headaches, based on a proposed etiology involving abnormal functioning of the blood vessels or vascular system of the brain; included are migraine, cluster headache, toxic headache, and headache caused by… …
