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Blood and the Cardiovascular System Vocabulary

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creatinine
n.
a crystalline end product of creatine metabolism, C4H7N3O, occurring in urine, muscle, and blood.
albumin
noun
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated
amino acid
noun
class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, NH2, one carboxyl group, COOH
antibody
noun
Y-shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense
basophils
noun
white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm
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bilirubin
noun
reddish bile pigment resulting from degradation of heme by reticuloendothelial cells in the liver
blood
noun
fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system consisting of plasma
blood plasma
noun
plasma or liquid portion of human blood
blood vessel
noun
any of the vessels, as arteries, veins or capillaries, through which the blood circulates
carbohydrate
noun
neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (as sugars, starches, and celluloses)
carbon dioxide
noun
colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, CO2
cholesterol
noun
sterol that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord and adipose tissue
circulation
noun
continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
clotting
noun
soft insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels
complement protein
noun
produced by a predecessor protein or in response to the presence of foreign material in the body
electrolytes
noun
ions (as of sodium, potassium, calcium, or bicarbonate) that regulate most metabolic processes
erythrocyte
noun
biconcave cell in the blood containing hemoglobin, transports oxygen, carbon dioxide from tissues
fibrinogen
noun
globulin occurring in blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation
globulins
noun
groups of blood plasma proteins, divided into fractions, as alpha, beta, or gamma globulin
glucose
noun
monosaccharide sugar the blood that serves as the major energy source of the body
heart
noun
homologous structure consisting of four chambers
leukocyte
noun
any of various colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph
lipid
noun
any of a group of organic compounds that are insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol and ether
lymphocytes
noun
various white blood cells, including B cells and T cells, that function in the body's immune system
metabolic waste
noun
substances remaining from the excretory processes that cannot be used by the organism
monocyte
noun
circulating white blood cell, formed in bone marrow and in the spleen, that ingests cell debris
nitrogenous waste
noun
metabolic waste product that contains nitrogen
plasma protein
noun
dissolved proteins of blood plasma, including antibodies and blood-clotting proteins
platelet
noun
small platelike body, blood platelet
thrombocytes
noun
nucleate cells that aid coagulation in the blood of those vertebrates that lack blood platelets
urea
noun
compound occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism
uric acid
noun
compound present in urine in small amounts
water
noun
transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O
white blood cell
noun
any of various colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph

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