Definition: The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (BLOOD VESSELS). Whole blood includes PLASMA and BLOOD CELLS.
general only as a substance: prefer / blood with higher animals, substances & diseases: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.10; not for hemodynamics: Manual 23.28, 23.29; reinfusion
consider also terms at HEM-
See AlsoHematopoiesis; Occult Blood ExamplesFetal Blood; Plasma; Serum