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bloodthirsty , blood·thirst·y / ˈblədˌ[unvoicedth]ərstē/ • adj. (-thirst·i·er , -thirst·i·est ) eager to shed blood: a bloodthirsty dictator. DERIVATIVES: blood·thi… Sanguine , san·guine / ˈsanggwin/ • adj. cheerfully optimistic: they are not sanguine about the prospect. • n. a blood-red color. ∎ a deep red-brown crayon or p… fibrinogen , fibrinogen A soluble blood protein that is acted upon by the enzyme thrombin during blood clotting to give the insoluble protein fibrin. See also BLO… Blood Plasma , blood plasma The almost colourless fluid that remains when all corpuscles have been removed from blood (present as a suspension after centrifugation… Transfusion , Transfusion
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