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• Blood substitutes — Blood substitutes, often called artificial blood, are used to fill fluid volume and/or carry oxygen and other blood gases in the cardiovascular system. Although commonly used, the term is not accurate since human blood performs many important… …   Wikipedia

• Blood substitute — A blood substitute (also called artificial blood or blood surrogates) is a substance used to mimic and fulfill some functions of biological blood, usually in the oxygen carrying sense. They aim to provide an alternative to blood transfusion,… …   Wikipedia

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• expander — noun Date: 1862 one that expands; specifically any of several colloidal substances (as dextran) of high molecular weight used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• expander — ex·pand·er ik span dər n any of several colloidal substances (as dextran) of high molecular weight used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume called also extender * * * ex·pan·der (ek spanґdər) [L. expandere to… …   Medical dictionary

• Volume expander — A volume expander is a type of intravenous therapy that has the function of providing volume for the circulatory system. It may be used for fluid replacement. Contents 1 Physiology 2 Types 2.1 Colloids 2 …   Wikipedia

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• Breast reconstruction — is the rebuilding of a breast, usually in women. It involves using autologous tissue or prosthetic material to construct a natural looking breast. Often this includes the reformation of a natural looking areola and nipple. This procedure involves …   Wikipedia

• dextran — 1. Any of several water soluble high molecular weight glucose polymers (average MW 75,000; ranging between 1,000 and 40,000,000) produced by the action of members of the family Lactobacillaceae and certain other microorganisms on sucrose; used in …   Medical dictionary

• Tesla turbine — The Tesla turbine is a bladeless centrifugal flow turbine expander patented by Nikola Tesla in 1913. It is referred to as a bladeless turbine because it uses the boundary layer effect and not a fluid impinging upon the blades as in a conventional …   Wikipedia