artificial blood — noun a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood • Hypernyms: ↑liquid * * * a chemical emulsion, capable of carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide, for temporary use as a blood substitute in… … Useful english dictionary
artificial blood — /ˌatəfɪʃəl ˈblʌd/ (say .ahtuhfishuhl blud) noun a blood substitute in the form of a chemical emulsion which is capable of carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide, used in medical emergencies or where the patient objects to the use of real blood on… …
Blood substitutes — Blood substitutes, often called artificial blood, are used to fill fluid volume and/or carry oxygen and other blood gases in the cardiovascular system. Although commonly used, the term is not accurate since human blood performs many important… … Wikipedia
Blood substitute — A blood substitute (also called artificial blood or blood surrogates) is a substance used to mimic and fulfill some functions of biological blood, usually in the oxygen carrying sense. They aim to provide an alternative to blood transfusion,… … Wikipedia
Blood — For other uses, see Blood (disambiguation). Human blood smear: a – erythrocytes; b – neutrophil; c – eosinophil; d – lymphocyte … Wikipedia
Artificial cell — An artificial cell is a minimal cell from artificial parts and is an emerging technology. Until recently, most attempts have generally created only a package that can do many things a cell can do, such as transcribe and translate proteins and… … Wikipedia
Artificial kidney — is often a synonym for hemodialysis, but may also, more generally, refer to renal replacement therapies (with exclusion of renal transplantation) that are in use and/or in development. This article deals with bioengineered kidneys/bioartificial… … Wikipedia
Artificial respiration — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.93 MeSH … Wikipedia
Blood glucose monitoring — is a way of testing the concentration of glucose in the blood (glycemia). It is important in the care of diabetes mellitus. A blood glucose test is performed by piercing the skin (typically, on the finger tip) to draw blood, then placing the… … Wikipedia
Blood+ — First DVD volume of Blood+, released in Japan on December 21, 2005 by Aniplex Genre Adventure, Supernatural TV anime … Wikipedia