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A substance, such as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by or derived from certain fungi, bacteria, and other organisms, that can destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms.
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Antibiotic
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A protein substance produced in the blood or tissues in response to a specific antigen, such as a bacterium or a toxin.
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Antibody
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A substance that when introduced into the body stimulates the production of an antibody.
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Antigen
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The pale yellow or gray-yellow, protein-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the blood cells and platelets are normally suspended.
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Blood plasma
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All or any of the events related to the flow of blood that occur from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next.
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Cardiac cycle
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The transformation of a liquid or solution into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass.
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Coagulation
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Blood in which the hemoglobin of the red cells is very low.
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Deoxygenated blood
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A muscular membranous partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities and functioning in respiration.
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Diaphragm
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A pathological condition of the lungs marked by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in labored breathing and an increased susceptibility to infection.
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Emphysema
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A cell in the blood that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues.
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Erythrocytes
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The iron-containing protein in red blood cells of vertebrates, responsible for the binding of oxygen at the lungs and its release into the tissues.
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Hemoglobin
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Any of the colorless or white cells in the blood that have a nucleus and cytoplasm and help protect the body from infection and disease through specialized neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes.
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Leukocytes
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The viscous, slippery substance that consists chiefly of mucin, water, cells, and inorganic salts and is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by cells and glands of the mucous membranes.
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Mucus
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Blood in which the hemoglobin of the red cells has bound oxygen.
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Oxygenated blood
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The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants.
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Phloem
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A minute, dislike cytoplasmic body found in the blood plasma of mammals that promotes blood clotting.
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Platelet
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The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants.
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Xylem
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