withdrawal of blood

  • 1blood doping — n a technique for temporarily improving athletic performance in which oxygen carrying red blood cells previously withdrawn from an athlete are injected back just before an event called also blood packing * * * the administration of blood, red… …

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  • 2Blood type — (or blood group) is determined, in part, by the ABO blood group antigens present on red blood cells. A blood type (also called a blood group) is a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the… …

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  • 3Blood flow — is the continuous running of blood in the cardiovascular system. The human body is made up of several processes all carrying out various functions. We have the gastrointestinal system which aids the digestion and the absorption of food. We also… …

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  • 4blood — 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… …

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  • 5blood disease — Introduction       any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone …

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  • 6withdrawal — Synonyms and related words: Jim Crow, abandonment, abdication, abjuration, abjurement, abolishment, abolition, abrogation, absentation, abstraction, abulia, agreement to disagree, alienation, aloneness, aloofness, anesthesia, annulment, anxiety,… …

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  • 7blood groove — noun : a longitudinal groove on the shaft of an arrow or spear or on the blade of a bayonet or knife said to have been introduced to cause increased bleeding of a wound produced and possibly actually facilitating withdrawal of bayonet or knife by …

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  • 8fetal blood sampling — withdrawal of a sample of fetal blood, either from the umbilical vein during the antenatal period (see cordocentesis) or from a vein in the presenting part (usually the fetal scalp) during labour. The latter procedure is used to detect hypoxia,… …

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  • 9Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome — ] Various studies have shown between 20–100% of patients prescribed benzodiazepines at therapeutic dosages long term are physically dependent and will experience withdrawal symptoms. [cite book |last= Ashton |first= CH |editor= A Baum, S. Newman …

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  • 10Nicotine withdrawal — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F17.2 ICD 9 292.0 Nicotine withdrawal is a term …

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