blood cell
biology
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major reference
- In blood: Blood cells
There are four major types of blood cells: red blood cells (erythrocytes), platelets (thrombocytes), lymphocytes, and phagocytic cells. Collectively, the lymphocytes and phagocytic cells constitute the white blood
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therapeutics
- In therapeutics: Blood and blood cells
Blood transfusions were not clinically useful until about 1900, when the blood types A, B, and O were identified and cross-matching of the donor’s blood against that of the recipient to prove compatibility became possible. When blood with the A
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