Phenomena and Processes

Blood Viscosity

The internal resistance of the BLOOD to shear forces. The in vitro measure of whole blood viscosity is of limited clinical utility because it bears little relationship to the actual viscosity within the circulation, but an increase in the viscosity of circulating blood can contribute to morbidity in patients suffering from disorders such as SICKLE CELL ANEMIA and POLYCYTHEMIA.

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The internal resistance of the BLOOD to shear forces. The in vitro measure of whole blood viscosity is of limited clinical utility because it bears little relationship to the actual viscosity within the circulation, but an increase in the viscosity of circulating blood can contribute to morbidity in patients suffering from disorders such as SICKLE CELL ANEMIA and POLYCYTHEMIA.

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  • Blood Viscosities
  • Viscosities, Blood
  • Viscosity, Blood

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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coordinate IM with disease /blood (IM), not /physiopathol

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  1. G09.188.370w.124w
  2. G09.330.380w.630w.110w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Blood Viscosity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001809. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001809
  2. Blood Viscosity. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_viscosity
  3. Blood Viscosity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4118378