Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| adventitia | the outermost covering of an organ or part, esp of a blood vessel. |
| adventitial | relating to the adventitia, the outermost covering of an organ or part, esp of a blood vessel. |
| alexin | (Obs.) a body present in the blood serum, which uniting with an antiserum gives protection against disease. |
| alexine | a body present in the blood serum, which uniting with an antiserum gives protection against disease. |
| alexinic | of or like alexin, a body present in the blood serum. |
| antithrombin | a substance in blood preventing coagulation of blood. |
| aorta | (Lat.) the main artery into the heart. |
| aortal | relating to the aorta, the main artery into the heart. |
| aortic | relating to the aorta, the main artery into the heart. |
| arteriolar | relating to an arteriole, a very small artery. |
| arteriole | a small artery. |
| artery | a vessel that carries blood away from the heart. |
| avascular | not having blood vessels. |
| avascularity | the state of being avascular. |
| basilic | pertaining to the large vein in the upper arm. |
| basophil | of white blood cells, having an affinity for basic stains; (noun) a basophil cell. |
| basophile | of white blood cells, having an affinity for basic stains; (noun) such a cell. |
| basophilic | of white blood cells, having an affinity for stains. |
| blood | the oxygenating fluid (red in the higher animals) circulating in the body (verb) to stain with blood (the fluid circulated by the heart) |
| bloodlike | like blood. |
| bloodstream | the flowing blood in a circulatory system. |
| blud | blood. |
| capillarity | the property or state of being capillary. |
| capillary | any of the extremely narrow blood vessels which form a network between the arterioles and venules. |
| carotid | a large artery that supplies blood to the head and neck. |
| carotidal | relating to the carotid artery. |
| coagulant | that which produces coagulation. |
| coagulate | to curdle, clot, or thicken into a semisolid mass. |
| coagulation | the act of coagulating. |
| coagulative | serving to coagulate. |
| coagulum | (Lat.) a coagulated mass esp of blood. |
| corpuscle | a cell or other minute body suspended in fluid, esp a red or white cell in the blood. |
| corpuscular | having the nature of corpuscles. |
| corpuscule | a cell or other minute body suspended in fluid, esp a red or white cell in the blood. |
| crassamentum | (Lat.) a clot of blood. |
| cryoglobulin | an immunoglobulin formed in the blood in certain diseases which forms obstructions in small blood vessels when the extremities are subjected to low temperatures. |
| eosinophil | a type of white blood cell, so called because it is easily stained by eosin. |
| eosinophile | a type of white blood cell, so called because it is easily stained by eosin. |
| erythrocyte | a red blood corpuscle. |
| erythrocytic | of or like an erythrocyte, a red blood corpuscle. |
| erythron | a bodily organ consisting of the red blood cells. |
| exsanguine | without blood, anaemic. |
| exsanguined | without blood, anaemic. |
| exsanguinity | the state of being exsanguine, without blood. |
| fibrinogen | a soluble protein, a globulin, in blood plasma, converted to fibrin by the action of the enzyme thrombin when blood clots. |
| fibrinogenic | of or like a fibrinogen. |
| fibrinogenous | of or like a fibrinogen. |
| fibronectin | a protein found in blood, important in cell growth. |
| glomerular | like a glomerulus, the bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in the kidney. |
| glomerulus | the bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney. |
| glomus | (Lat.) a small body consisting of blood-vessels and associated tissue; esp any of numerous small structures in the skin of the hands and feet functioning in temperature regulation. |
| grume | a thick, viscid fluid; a clot, as of blood. |
| haem | the pigment combined with protein in haemoglobin. |
| haemal | pertaining to the blood. |
| haematal | pertaining to the blood. |
| haematoblast | a blood platelet. |
| haematoblastic | of or like haematoblast, a blood platelet. |
| haematocele | a cavity containing blood. |
| haematoid | resembling blood. |
| haemic | pertaining to the blood. |
| haemochrome | a blood pigment, such as haemoglobin, that carries oxygen. |
| haemoconia | small colourless granules in the blood, aka blood-dust. |
| haemocyte | a blood cell, esp a red cell. |
| haemoglobin | the iron-containing pigment which is the oxygen-carrying substance present in the red blood cells of vertebrates. |
| haemoid | pertaining to the blood. |
| hemachrome | a blood pigment, such as haemoglobin, that carries oxygen. |
| hemal | pertaining to the blood. |
| hematal | pertaining to the blood. |
| hematin | a brown substance containing ferric iron obtained from dried blood. |
| hematine | a brown substance containing ferric iron obtained from dried blood. |
| hematinic | a substance having the effect of increasing the haemoglobin or of stimulating the production of red blood cells. |
| hematoblast | a blood platelet. |
| hematoblastic | of or like hematoblast, a blood platelet. |
| hematocele | a cavity containing blood. |
| hematoid | resembling blood. |
| heme | the pigment combined with protein in haemoglobin. |
| hemic | pertaining to the blood. |
| hemochrome | a blood pigment, such as haemoglobin, that carries oxygen. |
| hemocyte | a blood cell, esp a red blood cell. |
| hemoglobin | the iron-containing pigment which is the oxygen-carrying substance present in the red blood cells of vertebrates. |
| hemoid | pertaining to the blood. |
| intravascular | situated in, occurring in, or administered by entry into a blood vessel. |
| intravascularly | (Adv.) INTRAVASCULAR, situated in, occurring in, or administered by entry into a blood vessel. |
| intravenous | situated, performed, or occurring within or entering by way of a vein. |
| intravenously | (Adv.) INTRAVENOUS, situated, performed, or occurring within or entering by way of a vein. |
| jugular | pertaining to neck or throat; (noun) a vein in the neck. |
| leucocyte | a colourless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles. |
| leucocytic | relating to white corpuscles. |
| leucocytosis | an increase in the number of leucocytes in blood. |
| leucocytotic | related to leucocytosis. |
| leukoblast | an immature leukocyte. |
| leukocyte | a colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles. |
| leukocytic | of or like leukocytes. |
| leukon | (Greek) a bodily organ consisting of the white blood cells. |
| lifeblood | the blood necessary to life. |
| lymphocyte | a small white blood cell. |
| macrophage | any of the large phagocytic cells situated in the walls of blood vessels. |
| megakaryocyte | a large cell with a lobulated nucleus, found esp in the bone marrow, the source of blood platelets. |
| methaemoglobin | a brown compound of oxygen and haemoglobin formed in the blood by the action of certain drugs. |
| monocyte | a large white blood corpuscle. |
| monocytic | of or like a monocyte, a large white blood corpuscle. |
| monocytoid | of or like a monocyte, a large white blood corpuscle. |
| nonheme | not containing iron that is bound like that of heme. |
| opsonin | a substance of blood serum making bacteria vulnerable to phagocytic action. |
| phagocyte | a white blood corpuscle that engulfs bacteria and other harmful particles. |
| phagocytic | of or like a phagocyte. |
| phagocytical | of or like a phagocyte. |
| phagocytism | the nature or function of a phagocyte. |
| phlebolite | a calcareous concretion found in a vein. |
| plasmin | a proteolytic enzyme that causes fibrinolysis in blood clots. |
| platelet | a minute particle in blood, concerned in clotting. |
| plethoric | having a full habit of body; characterized by plethora or excess of blood. |
| plethorical | having a full habit of body; characterized by plethora or excess of blood. |
| plethorically | (Adv.) PLETHORICAL, characterized by plethora or excess of blood. |
| postcava | (Lat.) the inferior vena cava. |
| postcaval | relating to the postcava, the inferior vena cava. |
| precava | (Lat.) the superior vena cava. |
| precaval | The precava, the superior vena cava > PRECAVALS.. |
| prothrombin | a proteinlike substance present in blood plasma. |
| radial | having rays or spokes diverging from the centre (noun) a radial artery |
| rete | a network, esp of blood-vessels or nerves. |
| reticulocyte | an immature red blood cell that exhibits a reticulated appearance when stained. |
| saphena | (Lat.) one of the two main superficial veins of the leg. |
| saphenous | relating to the saphena, one of the two principal superficial veins of the leg. |
| serum | (Lat.) a watery liquid, esp that which separates from coagulating blood. |
| serumal | of or like serum. |
| thrombocyte | a platelet. |
| thrombocytic | relating to a thrombocyte. |
| transferrin | a beta globulin in blood plasma capable of combining with ferric ions and transporting iron in the body. |
| vascular | of, relating to or composed of vessels containing fluids eg blood, sap. |
| vascularity | the state of being vascular. |
| vascularly | (Adv.) VASCULAR, of, relating to or composed of vessels containing fluids. |
| vasculature | the arrangement of blood vessels. |
| vasoactive | affecting blood vessels. |
| vasomotor | causing constriction or expansion of blood vessels. |
| vasovagal | of or relating to both vascular or vagal factors. |
| vein | a tubular blood vessel (verb) to fill with veins |
| veinal | pertaining to veins. |
| veinless | without veins. |
| veinlet | a small vein. |
| veinlike | like a vein. |
| veinous | full of veins. |
| veinule | a small vein. |
| veinulet | a small veinule. |
| vena | (Lat.) a vein. |
| venosity | the state of being venous, pertaining to the veins. |
| venous | relating to, or contained in, veins. |
| venously | (Adv.) VENOUS, relating to, or contained in, veins. |
| venousness | the state of being venous. |
| venular | like a venule, a small vein. |
| venule | a small vein. |
| venulose | full of venules, or small veins. |
| venulous | full of venules, or small veins. |