Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun whole_blood

1 sense of whole blood

Sense 1
whole blood -- (blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant; "whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions")
       => blood -- (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions")