Definition that contains blood stream
- cancer any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
- lymph a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
- parathyroid hormone hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting
- acanthocytosis the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia)
- malignant neoplastic disease any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
- viraemia the presence of a virus in the blood stream
- carotenemia excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color
- myeloblastic leukemia a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream
- macrophage a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream
- estradiol patch a transdermal patch that allows estradiol to be absorbed into the blood stream; used in treating estrogen deficiency and in hormone replacement therapy