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The amount of glucose in the blood, which is higher after  meals and in people with diabetes.  

The blood flowing round the body. The blood that flows through the circulatory system of an organism.  

Having blood in or on it.  

Referring to an eye with small specks of blood in it from a small damaged blood vessel. Local congestion of the smaller blood vessels of a part, as when the vessels of the conjunctiva are dilated and visible.  

A sample of blood, taken for testing.  

A relationship between people who come from the same family and have the same parents, grandparents or ancestors, as opposed to a relationship by marriage. People who share some close genetic inheritance and therefore have an increased risk of passing on various traits, including genetic disorders. Blood relatives are said to be consanguineous. When someone…

A substance such as plasma taken out of blood and used in the treatment of various medical conditions. The forms in which blood donations are stored before a transfusion. Blood products include whole blood and various blood components, each of which is used for different purposes. Donated blood undergoes a process of separation into its…

A condition in which bacteria are present in the blood and cause illness. The popular name for bacterial infection spreading through the blood. The presence of either bacterial toxins or large numbers of bacteria in the bloodstream causing serious illness. A widely used term for the condition known as septicaemia with toxaemia is blood poisoning.…

Loss of blood from the body by bleeding. Bleeding, or loss of blood from blood vessels, that can occur internally or externally. Direct pressure halts most external bleeding. If bleeding is severe, or if internal bleeding or shock is suspected, emergency assistance should be sought.  

The process of classifying people according to their blood groups. Classification of blood of different individuals according to agglutinating and hemolyzing qualities before making a blood transfusion.