blood supply
Body's red current
Blood supply is the flow of blood to a particular organ, tissue, or body part: The tumor had cut off blood supply to the surrounding tissue.
It also refers to available blood for medical use—transfusions, surgeries, emergencies: Hospitals urged donations after the earthquake depleted the blood supply.
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- circulationMovement through a system
oxygenation · perfusion · vascular · coronary · pulmonary · cardiovascular · venous · arterial
One who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- crossmatchBlood compatibility verification
- ABORed cell antigen system
- Rh factorRed cell surface protein
compatibility · transfusion · phlebotomy · donation · screening · storage · infusion · autologous
Essential animating element
- life forceAnimating vital energy
- sustenanceMeans of living
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
Erythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- clottingBlood solidifying process
anemia · thrombosis · hemostasis · erythrocytes · leukocytes · hematocrit · serum · fibrin
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- heartCirculatory system's pump
circulation · oxygenation · perfusion · vascular · coronary · pulmonary · cardiovascular · venous · arterial · systolic
donor
One who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- crossmatchBlood compatibility verification
- ABORed cell antigen system
Rh factor · compatibility · transfusion · phlebotomy · donation · screening · storage · infusion · autologous · packed cells
lifeblood
Essential animating element
- life forceAnimating vital energy
- sustenanceMeans of living
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
vital · survival · oxygen delivery · organ function · viability
hemoglobin
Erythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
clotting · anemia · thrombosis · hemostasis · erythrocytes · leukocytes · hematocrit · serum · fibrin · anticoagulant
- resourcesresources, money, natural resources, human resources, financial resources
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- mouth anatomytongue, teeth, palate, lips, gums
- blood bankingtransfusion, crossmatch, crossmatching, phlebotomy, donor
- air rescuemedevac, air ambulance, helicopter rescue, airlift, life flight
- placentaplacenta, umbilical cord, amnion, chorion, yolk sac
blood supplyischemia
Insufficient tissue blood supply
blood loss · hypoperfusion · exsanguination · hemorrhage · infarction
blood, supply, supplies, bloody, bleeding, supplied, bloodline, supplier, supplying