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WHOLE BLOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant
Example:
whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("whole blood" is a kind of...):
blood (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets)
Context examples:
GPCs are approximately 11% higher than whole blood if the hematocrit is normal.
(Plasma Glucose Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A process using centrifugation of whole blood to obtain a white blood cell layer highly enriched for neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes and progenitor cells.
(Buffy Coat Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)
Future investigations will require the elimination of platelets from the whole blood sample in order to decipher any age-related increases in the number of bone-like particles.
(Bone-Like Particles Found Travelling through Human Bloodstream, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The amount of hemoglobin (substance in the blood that carries oxygen) and the hematocrit (the amount of whole blood that is made up of red blood cells) are also measured.
(Blood cell count, NCI Dictionary)
A measurement of the inequality in the size of the red blood cells in a whole blood specimen.
(Anisocyte Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A value derived from mean corpuscular volume and the standard deviation of the red blood cell volume in a whole blood specimen.
(Erythrocyte Distribution Width Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A solution of citric acid, sodium citrate, and dextrose used as an anticoagulant in the collection and preservation of whole blood.
(Acid-Citrate-Dextrose, NCI Thesaurus)
The team used a combination of machine learning and a whole blood assay known as qPCR – a relatively simple tool – to identify genetic signatures that re-created the two subgroups from their previous study.
(New prognostic test could enable personalised treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, University of Cambridge)
A solution of citric acid, sodium citrate, monobasic sodium phosphate, and dextrose in water used as an anticoagulant in the collection and preservation of whole blood.
(Citrate Phosphate Dextrose, NCI Thesaurus)
During a transfusion, you receive whole blood or parts of blood such as: • Red blood cells - cells that carry oxygen to and from tissues and organs • Platelets - cells that form clots to control bleeding • Plasma - the liquid part of the blood that helps clotting.
(Blood Transfusion and Donation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
