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blood group
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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blood group
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n.
any of the various types of human blood whose antigen characteristics determine compatibility in transfusion. The best known blood groups are those of the ABO system.
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Blood salvage in total hip and knee arthroplasty in a community hospital: A retrospective study
Magazine article from: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...likely to require allogeneic blood transfusion. For hip arthroplasty...haematocrit were similar in both groups who received and did not receive salvaged blood. Lower preoperative haemoglobin...autologous and/or allogeneic blood transfusion for both knee and...
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Blood _ a precious gift Blood _ a precious gift
Newspaper article from: The Press; 11/24/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...such as haemophilia. ``The blood our donors give does a lot of...for people of all ages.'' Blood is one gift you can give when...nothing. This was realised by a group of Russian seamen stranded in...the Russians offered to donate blood. It was their way of saying...
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America's Blood Centers Recognizes Award Recipients for Supporting Lifesaving Mission of Community Blood Centers; National Award Recipients Recognized for Dedication to Blood Banking Community.
PR Newswire; 2/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...Northwest Florida Blood Center Large Sulphur High School LifeShare Blood Centers Silver Small 172nd Airlift Group Mississippi Blood Services Medium New York University New York Blood Services Large The Pittsburgh Penguins Central Blood Bank Bronze...
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Blood bank to supply only EMMC Group aims to increase area donations, lower costs
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 4/25/2002; ; 700+ words
; Bangor's newest blood donation center will send blood exclusively to Eastern Maine Medical Center. The idea is to attract new donors who will find it appealing to know their blood is being used locally to help friends and neighbors, said...
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Blood pressure and age in cross-cultural perspective
Magazine article from: Human Biology; 8/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...we can prevent age-related increases in blood pressure is the report that in some human groups blood pressure increases little or not at all throughout...Most studies that show little increase in blood pressure with age were published before 1972...
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Blood Bank can use help of area businesses
Magazine article from: The Public Record; 1/3/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Americans have O Negative and O Positive blood types. Among all races and ethnic groups, only one person in 167 has a blood type of AB Negative (.6 percent...67 (1.5 percent) has B Negative blood. The most common blood types found...
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 "Free Press (Kinston, NC)")
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Blood supply low in ENC.
Newspaper article from: Free Press (Kinston, NC); 9/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...have the highest demands for blood transfusions. "It is important...com The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from noon...goal is to collect 60 units of blood each day. To see more of The...or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave...
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 "Mount Prospect Times (IL)")
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Blood supplies need donor reinforcement
Newspaper article from: Mount Prospect Times (IL); 4/17/2003; 700+ words
; ...blood supply system - and their blood is being deployed as more troops...Iraq, access to the base for groups like LifeSource has been restricted...Wallach said. The current blood supply is getting low on blood types O-positive and O-negative...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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BLOOD FEUD SPILLS INTO NWI
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 7/18/1994; 700+ words
; ...clearly identifies where donated blood is distributed and its national...collects 17 percent of the blood its hospital patients need...reason is that many of these groups continue to give to the Red Cross believing that blood is staying locally," McKanna...
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 "Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)")
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Blood Centre tries to improve its stock as lifesaver.
Newspaper article from: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates); 6/27/2009; 700+ words
; ...campaign to coincide with World Blood Donors Day, which was observed...June 14. "We seek to educate groups and individuals about community...critical need for voluntary blood donors," Al Mulla said, emphasising...the fact that a few drops of blood could make the difference between...
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Blood Typing and Crossmatching
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...And Rh Blood Types In U.S. Population Racial Group ABO Blood Type Rh Blood Type O A B AB Positive Negative...known red blood cell antigens, organized into 22 blood group systems, routine blood typing and crossmatching is usually concerned...
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Blood Type
Book article from: Genetics
...discovery of the ABO blood group system, for which Landsteiner...reactions between the red blood cells and the sera...individuals into three groups: A, B, and O. Two...case of the ABO blood groups, the antigens are present...This aspect of the ABO blood group system is ...
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Blood
Book article from: Biology
...skin due to bilirubin in the blood. The iron in hemoglobin is...anemia, a condition in which the blood cannot carry enough oxygen. The heme group binds oxygen tightly when the...This change causes the red blood cell to become sickle-shaped...
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Blood Clot Dissolving Agent
Book article from: Medical Discoveries
...blood (reduce the stickiness of blood), which helps prevent clots...This process of dissolving blood clots that already exist is called thrombolysis. Three groups of thrombolytic agents are available...plasmin dissolves clots) in the blood. To produce plasmin, the substance...
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blood
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...serve as the basis for the classification into blood groups . There are four major blood groups, whose compatibility or incompatibility is an important consideration in successful blood transfusion . Leukocytes (White Blood Cells...
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