blood-cell
Red or white
A blood cell is any of the cells that circulate in the bloodstream.
Red blood cells carry oxygen; white blood cells fight infection; platelets enable clotting.
The term usually appears hyphenated as an attributive: blood-cell count, blood-cell production.
Without the hyphen, blood cell functions as a noun phrase.
Infection-fighting blood cell
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
- neutrophilMulti-lobed immune cell
- eosinophilAcidophilic white blood cell
- basophilGranular immune cell type
monocyte · macrophage · phagocyte · antibody · antigen · immunology · inflammation · pathogen
Blood's clotting fragment
- thrombocyteBlood cell for clotting
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- clottingBlood solidifying process
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
hemostasis · fibrin · clot · bruising · platelet count · aggregation · hemorrhage · wound healing
Erythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- erythrocyteOxygen-transporting blood component
- ironElement twenty-six
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
thalassemia · polycythemia · bilirubin · hemolysis · hematocrit · pernicious anemia · lifespan · nucleated
Malignancy of blood-forming tissues
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
- polycythemiaElevated red cell count
myeloma · thalassemia · sepsis · malaria · transfusion · chemotherapy · bone marrow transplant · immunotherapy
Blood cell production process
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
- hematologistPhysician specializing in blood
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
- progenitorAncestor or originator
differentiation · cytology · histology · Rh factor · serology · morphology · lineage
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
hemoglobin · pulse · vascular · circulatory · flow · carbon dioxide · nutrient · heartbeat
leukocyte
Infection-fighting blood cell
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
- neutrophilMulti-lobed immune cell
- eosinophilAcidophilic white blood cell
basophil · monocyte · macrophage · phagocyte · antibody · antigen · immunology · inflammation · pathogen · thymus
platelet
Blood's clotting fragment
- thrombocyteBlood cell for clotting
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- clottingBlood solidifying process
thrombosis · hemostasis · fibrin · clot · bruising · platelet count · aggregation · hemorrhage · wound healing · scab
hemoglobin
Erythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- erythrocyteOxygen-transporting blood component
- ironElement twenty-six
anemia · thalassemia · polycythemia · bilirubin · hemolysis · hematocrit · pernicious anemia · lifespan · nucleated
leukemia
Malignancy of blood-forming tissues
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
polycythemia · myeloma · thalassemia · sepsis · malaria · transfusion · chemotherapy · bone marrow transplant · immunotherapy · oncology
hematopoiesis
Blood cell production process
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
- hematologistPhysician specializing in blood
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
progenitor · differentiation · cytology · histology · Rh factor · serology · morphology · lineage
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
oxygenation · hemoglobin · pulse · vascular · circulatory · flow · carbon dioxide · nutrient · heartbeat · vessel