transfusing
Giving blood intravenously
Transfusing is the act of transferring blood or blood products from one person or container into another's bloodstream: The medical team spent hours transfusing units of plasma.
More broadly, it can mean infusing or instilling something—energy, spirit, ideas—into a person or situation: His arrival had the effect of transfusing new life into the struggling campaign.
Stored supply for transfusions
- apheresisFront-sound loss in words
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
- donorOne who contributes freely
- collectionGathered set of items
platelets · plasma · red cells · whole blood · autologous · volunteer · blood drive · screening
Unfractionated circulatory fluid
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- clotting factorsProteins enabling blood coagulation
- albuminBlood and egg protein
immunoglobulins · fibrinogen · erythrocytes · leukocytes · serum · stem cells · cord blood · blood products
Into the vein
- IV lineIntravenous fluid pathway
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- blood bagContainer for donated fluid
tubing · cannula · flow rate · saline · priming · filter · piggyback · bolus
Red cell deficiency
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
leukemia · sickle cell · thalassemia · blood loss · shock · emergency · neonatal · chemotherapy
Forcing liquid in
- impartingGiving or communicating something
- instillingGradually introducing ideas
- imbuingFilling thoroughly with
- revitalizingRestoring strength or energy
energizing · invigorating · renewing · restoring · replenishing · reinvigorating · suffusing · permeating
Blood compatibility verification
- blood typingIdentifying red cell antigens
- Rh factorRed cell surface protein
- ABORed cell antigen system
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
universal donor · universal recipient · genotype · phenotype · blood group · incompatibility · rejection · matching
blood bank
Stored supply for transfusions
- apheresisFront-sound loss in words
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
- donorOne who contributes freely
collection · platelets · plasma · red cells · whole blood · autologous · volunteer · blood drive · screening · deferral
whole blood
Unfractionated circulatory fluid
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- clotting factorsProteins enabling blood coagulation
albumin · immunoglobulins · fibrinogen · erythrocytes · leukocytes · serum · stem cells · cord blood · blood products
intravenous
Into the vein
blood bag · tubing · cannula · flow rate · saline · priming · filter · piggyback · bolus · gravity feed
anemia
Red cell deficiency
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- traumaLasting psychological wound
hemophilia · leukemia · sickle cell · thalassemia · blood loss · shock · emergency · neonatal · chemotherapy · transplant
injecting
Forcing liquid in
- impartingGiving or communicating something
- instillingGradually introducing ideas
- imbuingFilling thoroughly with
revitalizing · energizing · invigorating · renewing · restoring · replenishing · reinvigorating · suffusing · permeating · inspiring
crossmatch
Blood compatibility verification
- blood typingIdentifying red cell antigens
- Rh factorRed cell surface protein
- ABORed cell antigen system
antigens · universal donor · universal recipient · genotype · phenotype · blood group · incompatibility · rejection · matching
transfusingdrawing out
Extracting or prolonging
withdrawing · extracting · draining · phlebotomizing · bleeding
transfusingexsanguinating
Draining of blood
depleting · draining · bleeding out · hemorrhaging · emptying
- blood transfusionInfusing donated cells intravenously
- transfusion reactionImmune response to foreign blood
- blood transfusion refusalDeclining intravenous fluid transfer