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Blood Physiological Phenomena

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Blood Physiological Phenomena. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Blood Physiological Phenomena.

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Acid-Base Equilibrium - The balance between acids and bases in the BODY FLUIDS. The pH (HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION) of the a...

Bleeding Time - Duration of blood flow after skin puncture. This test is used as a measure of capillary and platelet...

Blood Bactericidal Activity - The natural bactericidal property of BLOOD due to normally occurring antibacterial substances such a...

Blood Bactericidal Activity - The natural bactericidal property of BLOOD due to normally occurring antibacterial substances such a...

Blood Cell Count - The number of LEUKOCYTES and ERYTHROCYTES per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD. A complete bl...

Blood Coagulation - The process of the interaction of BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS that results in an insoluble FIBRIN clot...

Blood Physiological Phenomena - Physiological processes and properties of the BLOOD....

Blood Physiological Processes - Biological actions and events that support the functions of the BLOOD....

Blood Viscosity - The internal resistance of the BLOOD to shear forces. The in vitro measure of whole blood viscosity ...

Blood Volume - Volume of circulating BLOOD. It is the sum of the PLASMA VOLUME and ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME....

CD4 Lymphocyte Count - The number of CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES per unit volume of BLOOD. Determination requires the use of...

CD4-CD8 Ratio - Ratio of T-LYMPHOCYTES that express the CD4 ANTIGEN to those that express the CD8 ANTIGEN. This valu...

Clot Retraction - Retraction of a clot resulting from contraction of PLATELET pseudopods attached to FIBRIN strands. T...

Erythrocyte Aggregation - The formation of clumps of RED BLOOD CELLS under low or non-flow conditions, resulting from the att...

Erythrocyte Aging - The senescence of RED BLOOD CELLS. Lacking the organelles that make protein synthesis possible, the ...

Erythrocyte Count - The number of RED BLOOD CELLS per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD....

Erythrocyte Deformability - Ability of ERYTHROCYTES to change shape as they pass through narrow spaces, such as the microvascula...

Erythrocyte Indices - ERYTHROCYTE size and HEMOGLOBIN content or concentration, usually derived from ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; BL...

Erythrocyte Volume - Volume of circulating ERYTHROCYTES . It is usually measured by RADIOISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE....

Erythropoiesis - The production of red blood cells (ERYTHROCYTES). In humans, erythrocytes are produced by the YOLK S...

Fibrinolysis - The natural enzymatic dissolution of FIBRIN....

Hematocrit - The volume of packed RED BLOOD CELLS in a blood specimen. The volume is measured by centrifugation i...

Hematopoiesis - The development and formation of various types of BLOOD CELLS. Hematopoiesis can take place in the B...

Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary - The formation and development of blood cells outside the BONE MARROW, as in the SPLEEN; LIVER; or LY...

Hemorheology - The deformation and flow behavior of BLOOD and its elements i.e., PLASMA; ERYTHROCYTES; WHITE BLOOD ...

Hemorheology - The deformation and flow behavior of BLOOD and its elements i.e., PLASMA; ERYTHROCYTES; WHITE BLOOD ...

Hemostasis - The process which spontaneously arrests the flow of BLOOD from vessels carrying blood under pressure...

Leukocyte Count - The number of WHITE BLOOD CELLS per unit volume in venous BLOOD. A differential leukocyte count meas...

Leukopoiesis - The process of generating white blood cells (LEUKOCYTES) from the pluripotent HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CEL...

Lymphocyte Count - The number of LYMPHOCYTES per unit volume of BLOOD....

Lymphopoiesis - Formation of LYMPHOCYTES and PLASMA CELLS from the lymphoid stem cells which develop from the pluri...

Myelopoiesis - Formation of MYELOID CELLS from the pluripotent HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS in the BONE MARROW via MYEL...

Osmotic Fragility - RED BLOOD CELL sensitivity to change in OSMOTIC PRESSURE. When exposed to a hypotonic concentration ...

Partial Thromboplastin Time - The time required for the appearance of FIBRIN strands following the mixing of PLASMA with phospholi...

Phagocytosis - The engulfing of microorganisms, other cells, and foreign particles by phagocytic cells (PHAGOCYTES)...

Plasma Volume - Volume of PLASMA in the circulation. It is usually measured by INDICATOR DILUTION TECHNIQUES....

Platelet Activation - A series of progressive, overlapping events, triggered by exposure of the PLATELETS to subendothelia...

Platelet Adhesiveness - The process whereby PLATELETS adhere to something other than platelets, e.g., COLLAGEN; BASEMENT MEM...

Platelet Adhesiveness - The process whereby PLATELETS adhere to something other than platelets, e.g., COLLAGEN; BASEMENT MEM...

Platelet Aggregation - The attachment of PLATELETS to one another. This clumping together can be induced by a number of age...

Platelet Aggregation - The attachment of PLATELETS to one another. This clumping together can be induced by a number of age...

Platelet Count - The number of PLATELETS per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD....

Prothrombin Time - Clotting time of PLASMA recalcified in the presence of excess TISSUE THROMBOPLASTIN. Factors measure...

Reticulocyte Count - The number of RETICULOCYTES per unit volume of BLOOD. The values are expressed as a percentage of th...

Reticulocytosis - An increase in circulating RETICULOCYTES, which is among the simplest and most reliable signs of acc...

Thrombin Time - Clotting time of PLASMA mixed with a THROMBIN solution. It is a measure of the conversion of FIBRINO...

Thrombopoiesis - The process of generating thrombocytes (BLOOD PLATELETS) from the pluripotent HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CEL...

Whole Blood Coagulation Time - The time required by whole blood to produce a visible clot....