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Bleeding(medicine)
GI bleeding(medicine)
bleeding(dictionary)
bleeding time(medicine)
bleeding heart(encyclopedia)
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bleeding heart(dictionary)
bleeding 2, adjective(dictionary)

bleeding time (medicine) and neutrotaxis (medicine)


bleeding time (medicine)


bleeding time
<haematology> A test which measures the time it takes for small blood vessels to close off and bleeding to stop. Abnormal results can be seen in those with congenital or acquired platelet function disorders or thrombocytopenia.


neutrotaxis (medicine)


neutrotaxis


A phenomenon in which neutrophilic leukocytes are stimulated by a substance in such a manner that they are either attracted, and move toward it (positive neutrotaxis), or they are repelled, and move away from it (negative neutrotaxis); in some instances, there is no effect (sometimes called

Indifferent neutrotaxis).

Origin: neutrophil + G. Taxis, arrangement