- whole blood
- whole bloodn.1. blood for transfusion from which none of the elements have been removed2. FULL BLOOD (sense 1)
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Whole blood — is the term used in transfusion medicine for human blood from a standard blood donation. The blood is typically combined with an anticoagulant during the collection process, but is generally otherwise unprocessed. In the US, the capitalized Whole … Wikipedia
Whole blood — Blood Blood (bl[u^]d), n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. bl[=o]d; akin to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. bl[=o][thorn], Icel. bl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E. blow to bloom. See {Blow} to bloom.] 1. The fluid which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whole blood — Whole Whole, a. [OE. hole, hol, hal, hool, AS. h[=a]l well, sound, healthy; akin to OFries. & OS. h?l, D. heel, G. heil, Icel. heill, Sw. hel whole, Dan. heel, Goth. hails well, sound, OIr. c?l augury. Cf. {Hale}, {Hail} to greet, {Heal} to cure … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whole blood — n blood with all its components intact that has been withdrawn from a donor into an anticoagulant solution for use to restore blood volume esp. after traumatic blood loss * * * blood from which none of the elements have been removed. [USP] blood… … Medical dictionary
whole blood — whole′ blood′ n. med blood for transfusion that has not been separated into its components • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
whole blood — noun blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions • Hypernyms: ↑blood * * * noun Etymology: Middle English hole blode, from hole, hool entire, whole + blode, blood … Useful english dictionary
whole blood — /hohl blud / for 1; /hohl blud / for 2 1. blood directly from the body, from which none of the components have been removed, used in transfusions. 2. relationship between persons through both parents. Cf. half blood. [1400 50; late ME] * * * … Universalium
whole blood — The blood or relationship of children who have both of their parents in common … Ballentine's law dictionary
whole blood oximeter — an oximeter for determination of oxygen saturation of removed specimens of blood … Medical dictionary
modified whole blood — [USP] whole blood, drawn under aseptic conditions and preserved with citrate ion or heparin sodium, and from which antihemophilic factor has been removed … Medical dictionary
