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Biology: Blood is thicker than water

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albumin

any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.

blood plasma

the plasma or liquid portion of human blood.

blood vessel

any of the vessels, as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates.

glucose

a sugar, C6H12O6, having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form

platelet

a small platelike body, esp. a blood platelet.

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red blood cell

one of the cells of the blood, which in mammals are enucleate disks concave on both sides, contain hemoglobin, and carry oxygen to the cells and tissues and carbon dioxide back to the respiratory organs

circulation

continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels

clotting

soft insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels

lipid

any of a group of organic compounds that are insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol and ether

electrolytes

Ions as of sodium, potassium, calcium, or bicarbonate that regulate most metabolic processes

blood

the plasma or liquid portion of human blood

water

a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C

white blood cell

any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles

heart

a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle consisting of four chambers