transfusions
Intravenous blood deliveries
Transfusions are medical procedures that transfer blood or blood components from one person into another's bloodstream: She needed multiple transfusions after the accident.
The word extends to any infusion that restores vitality: The company needed a transfusion of new ideas.
A cash transfusion rescues a struggling business.
One who contributes freely
- blood driveOrganized collection of donations
- blood bankStored supply for transfusions
- collectionGathered set of items
- screeningEvaluative selection process
eligibility · deferral · needle · pint · volunteer · mobile unit · donation center · repeat donor
Electrified matter state
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- erythrocytesOxygen-carrying blood cells
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- leukocytesImmune cells in blood
whole blood · packed cells · red cells · serum · anticoagulants · hematology · phlebotomy · autologous
Blood compatibility verification
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- ABORed cell antigen system
- Rh factorRed cell surface protein
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
antibodies · blood group · phenotyping · genotyping · hemolytic · universal donor · universal recipient · mismatch
Into the vein
- IV lineIntravenous fluid pathway
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
bag · tubing · pump · rate · volume · unit · administration · bedside
Lasting psychological wound
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- stabilizeMake firm or constant
massive bleeding · critical · urgent · surgery · accident · battlefield · combat · triage
Red cell deficiency
- thalassemiaHereditary hemoglobin production defect
- sickle cellInherited blood cell malformation
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
hemorrhage · blood loss · aplastic · chemotherapy · dialysis · intrauterine · neonatal · hemochromatosis
donor
One who contributes freely
- blood driveOrganized collection of donations
- blood bankStored supply for transfusions
- collectionGathered set of items
screening · eligibility · deferral · needle · pint · volunteer · mobile unit · donation center · repeat donor · first-time donor
plasma
Electrified matter state
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- erythrocytesOxygen-carrying blood cells
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
leukocytes · whole blood · packed cells · red cells · serum · anticoagulants · hematology · phlebotomy · autologous · homologous
crossmatch
Blood compatibility verification
antigens · antibodies · blood group · phenotyping · genotyping · hemolytic · universal donor · universal recipient · mismatch · screening
intravenous
Into the vein
infusion · bag · tubing · pump · rate · volume · unit · administration · bedside · monitoring
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
massive bleeding · stabilize · critical · urgent · surgery · accident · battlefield · combat · triage · life-saving
anemia
Red cell deficiency
- thalassemiaHereditary hemoglobin production defect
- sickle cellInherited blood cell malformation
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
leukemia · hemorrhage · blood loss · aplastic · chemotherapy · dialysis · intrauterine · neonatal · hemochromatosis
- bloodblood, plasma, platelet, platelets, red blood cell
- remediesremedy, cure, medicine, treatment, medications
- Anemia Treatmentsiron supplements, iron infusion, B12 injections, vitamin B12, folic acid
- Anti-DopingWADA, banned substances, drug testing, NADA, doping control
- medical historyHippocrates, germ theory, bloodletting, Galen, four humors
- treatmentstreatment, treatments, medication, medicine, therapies
transfusionsphlebotomy
Extracting blood medically
bloodletting · exsanguination · blood draws · blood donation · drainage
transfusionsoral medication
Drugs swallowed whole
pills · tablets · inhalation therapy · suppositories · ingestion
transfusionshemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
blood loss · bleeding · leeching · cupping · depletion
- blood transfusionInfusing donated cells intravenously
- transfusion reactionImmune response to foreign blood
- blood transfusion refusalDeclining intravenous fluid transfer