red ˈblood cell
111List of topics in cell biology — Cell invokes a major branch of theory and research known variously as cell biology, cellular biology or cytology. The study of cell tissues is known as histology. Cell types are often referred to using the suffixes blast, clast, cyte, especially… …
112blood count — the count of the number of red and white blood cells and platelets in a specific volume of blood. [1895 1900] * * * laboratory test that determines the number of red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)) and white blood cells (leukocytes …
113Red rain in Kerala — From 25 July to 23 September 2001, red rain sporadically fell on the southern Indian state of Kerala. Heavy downpours occurred in which the rain was coloured red, staining clothes with an appearance similar to that of blood.cite web | last =… …
114Blood — The familiar red fluid in the body that contains white and red blood cells, platelets, proteins, and other elements. The blood is transported throughout the body by the circulatory system. Blood functions in two directions: arterial and venous.… …
115blood — Synonyms and related words: Beau Brummel, Christmas disease, Hand Schuller Christian disease, Letterer Siwe syndrome, Rh factor, Rh negative, Rh positive, Rh type, Rhesus factor, acute leukemia, affiliation, agnate, agnation, alliance, ancestry,… …
116Blood group — An inherited feature on the surface of the red blood cells. A series of related blood types constitute a blood group system such as the Rh or the ABO system. The frequencies of the ABO and Rh blood types vary from population to population. In the …
117red cell utilization — (RCU) the fraction of iron leaving the blood plasma that is incorporated in circulating red blood cells; iron 59 bound to the patient s own transferrin is administered, and the red cell utilization is calculated as: (radioactive iron/mL blood at… …
118cell — 01. Does smoking cigarettes destroy brain [cells]? 02. The prisoner was confined to his [cell] for the day. 03. He is vulnerable to infection because his body is not producing enough white blood [cells]. 04. Cancer [cells] tend to divide very… …
119Blood cleaner — A process designed to eliminate most pathogens viruses, bacteria and fungi from donated blood. The process is termed pathogen inactivation. It depends upon the fact that three components of blood that are given in transfusions red blood cells to… …
120Cell adhesion — Cellular adhesion is the binding of a cell to a surface, extracellular matrix or another cell using cell adhesion molecules such as selectins, integrins, and cadherins. Correct cellular adhesion is essential in maintaining multicellular structure …
