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Parent topics

• Body fluids [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Physiology [r]: The study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of tissues and how they interact. ^[e]
• Hematology [r]: In broad terms, the study of the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the blood and blood-forming tissues; also a subspecialty of internal medicine dealing with the diseases of these tissues ^[e]

Subtopics

• Blood cells [r]: In blood, the cells suspended in plasma; the primary types being erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets ^[e]
  • Complete blood count [r]: A basic set of counts and ratios of various blood cells, which can be both individually and jointly valuable in medical diagnosis ^[e]
  • Erythrocyte [r]: Blood cells that carry hemoglobin ^[e]
    • Erythrocyte indices [r]: A set of three clinically useful parameters calculated from measurements of erythrocytes, usually reported with a complete blood count ^[e]
    • Reticulocyte [r]: An immature erythrocyte (i.e., red blood cell), of which small numbers may be present in circulating blood; elevated percentages, or a lack of them when other factors are abnormal, suggest a disorder of erythropoiesis. ^[e]
  • Leukocyte [r]: Colourless cells of the immune system which defend the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials, and grouped into neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes. ^[e]
    • Basophil [r]: A circulating leukocyte which, when sensitized to a specific antigen by means of an immunoglobulin E molecule bound to its surface, will release physiologically potent chemicals on recognizing that antigen ^[e]
    • Eosinophil [r]: A leukocyte (white blood cell), the number of which rise in inflammatory disorders and parasitic infections ^[e]
    • Neutrophil [r]: Leukocytes (white blood cells) whose primary role is in the cell-mediated immune system, where they destroy hostile substance by phagocytosis. They do release interleukin-12. ^[e]
    • Monocyte [r]: Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate bone marrow and released into the blood; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles (Medical Subject Headings); they are the precursors of non-circulating macrophages ^[e]
    • Lymphocyte [r]: Leukocyte originating in lymphoid tissues, fundamental to the immune system, regulating and participating in acquired immunity, with receptor molecules on its surface that bind to a specific antigen. ^[e]
  • Platelet [r]: Cell fragments circulating in the blood. ^[e]
• Plasma (biology) [r]: The residual portion of blood that is left after removal of blood cells by centrifugation without prior coagulation; contains proteins, colloids, cytokines, electrolytes ^[e]
• Blood gas analysis [r]: Test which measures the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, as well as the acidity (pH) of the blood. ^[e]
• Coagulation [r]: The process of the interaction of blood coagulation factors that results in an insoluble fibrin clot. ^[e]
• Bleeding [r]: Add brief definition or description

Related topics

• Lymph [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Hormone [r]: A chemical director of biological activity that travels through some portion of the body as a messenger. ^[e]
• Bone marrow [r]: The soft tissue, inside the hollow cavities of bones, which produces blood cells ^[e]
• Mast cell [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Macrophage [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Blood-brain barrier [r]: Add brief definition or description