blood vascular system
41blood — n. [A.S. blod, blood] The variously colored or colorless fluid circulating in the vascular system or body cavity of animals, usually containing respiratory pigments, and carrying oxygen, food materials, excretions, etc …
42digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… …
43Vascular smooth muscle — refers to the particular type of smooth muscle found within, and composing the majority of the wall of blood vessels.Vascular smooth muscle contracts or relaxes to both change the volume of blood vessels and the local blood pressure, a mechanism… …
44Vascular myelopathy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G95.1 ICD 9 336.1 Vascular myelopathy (vasc …
45Vascular endothelial growth factor — (VEGF) a sub family of growth factors, more specifically of platelet derived growth factor family of cystine knot growth factors. They are important signaling proteins involved in both vasculogenesis (the de novo formation of the embryonic… …
46Vascular resistance — is a term used to define the resistance to flow that must be overcome to push blood through the circulatory system. The resistance offered by the peripheral circulation is known as the systemic vascular resistance (SVR), while the resistance… …
47Blood substitutes — Blood substitutes, often called artificial blood, are used to fill fluid volume and/or carry oxygen and other blood gases in the cardiovascular system. Although commonly used, the term is not accurate since human blood performs many important… …
48vascular — [vas′kyə lər] adj. [ModL vascularis < L vasculum, small vessel, dim. of vas, vessel, dish] of or having vessels or ducts; specif., a) designating or of the vessels, or system of vessels, for conveying blood or lymph b) designating or of the… …
49vascular — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or denoting the system of vessels for carrying blood or (in plants) sap, water, and nutrients. DERIVATIVES vascularity noun vascularize (also vascularise) verb. ORIGIN Latin vascularis, from vasculum small vessel …
50Blood vessel — The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important vessels in the system are the capillaries, the microscopic vessels which enable the actual exchange of water and… …
