general/hematology

Unattached mass that travels through the bloodstream

Blockage of a blood vessel by a circulatory mass (embolus)

Study of blood and blood diseases

Three factors thought to cause internal blood clots (thrombosis)

Experimental medical technique

Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot

Formation of blood clots inside the blood vessels

Blood clot (thrombus) that forms within a vein

Movement of white blood cells out of blood vessels and towards the inflamed site

Type of protein

Clumping of red blood cells

Glycoprotein produced in the stomach which binds to vitamin B12

Organ dysfunction

Blood clot

Process of preventing and stopping bleeding

Migration of cells toward their organ of origin

Partial pressure of blood gases

Experiment that related autoimmunity and immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

Ability of red blood cells to deform under stress without rupturing

Rupturing of red blood cells and release of their contents