| whole blood n. Blood drawn from the body from which no constituent, such as plasma or platelets, has been removed. |
whole blood
n
(Medicine) blood obtained from a donor for transfusion from which none of the elements has been removed
whole blood (h l) Blood from which no constituent, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, or platelets, has been removed. Whole blood is commonly obtained through blood donation and can be transfused directly or broken down into blood components that can be transfused separately. |
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| Noun | 1. | whole blood - blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant; "whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions" blood - the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions" |
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