Chapter 6 Blood

arrest

• to slow or stop the development or progress of (a disease, growth, etc.)

• relating to haematology.

• a specialist in blood diseases.

• naturally occurring enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin and so (thrombin) coagulates blood.

cholesterol

• a fatty substance (lipids) that circulates in the bloodstream and forms an essential part of all cells.

• clotting; formation of a blood clot.

• prevention of blood clotting.

coagulate

• relating to haematology.

• a device, such as a clamp or arterial forceps, which stops bleeding.

• to form a clot; to change from a liquid to a solid

• relating to haemophilia.

coagulant

• to bleed profusely.

• a hereditary haemorrhagic disease due to deficiency of coagulation factor VIII (a clotting factor) in the blood.

• prevention of blood clotting.

• a substance that makes blood clot.

anticoagulant

• a drug that slows or stops the clotting of the blood.

• Red blood cell.

  The deficiency in erythrocytes causes anaemia.

• a specialist in blood diseases.

• The study of blood formation and diseases.

embolism

• obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by a blood clot.

• relating to haematology.

• heavy bleeding.

• a person who suffers from haemophilia.

embolus

• a person who suffers from haemophilia.

• a specialist in blood diseases.

• Red blood cell.

  The deficiency in erythrocytes causes anaemia.

• a mass of material (such as a blood clot, fat globule, or an air bubble).

embolization

• a specialist in blood diseases.

• The artificial or natural formation or development of an embolus.

• Red blood cell.

  The deficiency in erythrocytes causes anaemia.

• a device, such as a clamp or arterial forceps, which stops bleeding.

erythrocyte

• a soft mass of coagulated blood in a vein or artery.

• a naturally occurring enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin and so (thrombin) coagulates blood.

• Red blood cell.

  The deficiency in erythrocytes causes anaemia.

• relating to or caused by thrombosis.

haematemesis

• The vomiting of blood.

• The study of blood formation and diseases.

• a high fat concentration in blood.

• relating to stopping bleeding.