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Arena: Blood, Sweat, and Cheers; Part 1 of 2
Latin: harena, "sand" or "arena" in English, became the general term for "shows" and now it refers more to "sports", etc. unit.
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blood
The familiar red fluid in the body that contains white and red blood cells, platelets, proteins, and other elements.
The blood is transported throughout the body by the circulatory system.
Blood functions in two directions: arterial and venous. Arterial blood is the means by which oxygen and nutrients are transported to body tissues while venous blood is the means by which carbon dioxide and metabolic by-products are transported to the lungs and kidneys, respectively, for removal from the body.
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Computerized Axial Tomography, CAT, or Computed Tomography, CT Terms +
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ABO blood typing
A method of using the presence of proteins "A", "B", or both at the surface of red blood cells to characterize an individual's blood type; while "O" signifies the absence of both of the proteins.
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Biology Terms +
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blood-letting
a method doctors once used for treating medical disorders in which blood in drawn from a patient's body.
It was believed this would correct imbalances in the blood that caused disease.
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Science and Technology Words from the More Recent Past to the Present, Part 2
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Flesh and blood (Matthew 16:17)
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Bible Quotations used in modern English
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