Blood Physiological Processes
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Blood Physiological Processes. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Blood Physiological Processes.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Blood Bactericidal Activity - The natural bactericidal property of BLOOD due to normally occurring antibacterial substances such a...
Blood Coagulation - The process of the interaction of BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS that results in an insoluble FIBRIN clot...
Blood Physiological Processes - Biological actions and events that support the functions of the BLOOD....
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 ...
Erythropoiesis - The production of red blood cells (ERYTHROCYTES). In humans, erythrocytes are produced by the YOLK S...
Fibrinolysis - The natural enzymatic dissolution of FIBRIN....
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 ...
Hemostasis - The process which spontaneously arrests the flow of BLOOD from vessels carrying blood under pressure...
Leukopoiesis - The process of generating white blood cells (LEUKOCYTES) from the pluripotent HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CEL...
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...
Phagocytosis - The engulfing of microorganisms, other cells, and foreign particles by phagocytic cells (PHAGOCYTES)...
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 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...
Thrombopoiesis - The process of generating thrombocytes (BLOOD PLATELETS) from the pluripotent HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CEL...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
