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  2. Red blood cell - Wikipedia

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    Red blood cells (RBCs), referred to as erythrocytes (from Ancient Greek erythros ' red ' and kytos ' hollow vessel ', with -cyte translated as 'cell' in modern usage) in academia and medical publishing, also known as red cells, [1] erythroid cells, and rarely haematids, are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate's principal means of delivering oxygen (O 2) to the body tissues ...

  3. Platelet - Wikipedia

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    The term thrombocyte (clot cell) came into use in the early 1900s and is sometimes used as a synonym for platelet; but not generally in the scientific literature, except as a root word for other terms related to platelets (e.g. thrombocytopenia meaning low platelets).

  4. Thrombosis - Wikipedia

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    Thrombosis (from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis) ' clotting ') is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system.

  5. Washington committee passes revised bill adding transparency ...

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    (The Center Square) – The Washington State Legislature's House Community Safety Committee has voted out a revised version of a bill that places more safeguards around the pretrial release of ...

  6. Spherocytosis - Wikipedia

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    Spherocytosis is the presence of spherocytes in the blood, i.e. erythrocytes (red blood cells) that are sphere-shaped rather than bi-concave disk shaped as normal.. Spherocytes are found in all hemolytic anemias to s

  7. National Park ranger fired from "dream job" pens emotional letter

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    Gibbs' post, featuring images of him, his wife and son has been shared more than 220,000 times. Signed "Ranger Brian," the post goes on to pen an emotional tribute to the role, of which he called ...

  8. Governor Election Results 2014 | The Huffington Post

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    Live results and maps for the 36 gubernatorial elections.

  9. Giant platelet disorder - Wikipedia

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    Giant platelet disorders, also known as macrothrombocytopenia, are rare disorders featuring abnormally large platelets, thrombocytopenia and a tendency to bleeding. Giant platelets cannot stick adequately to injured blood vessel walls, resulting in abnormal bleeding when injured.