Anatomy

Fetal Blood

Blood of the fetus. Exchange of nutrients and waste between the fetal and maternal blood occurs via the PLACENTA. The cord blood is blood contained in the umbilical vessels (UMBILICAL CORD) at the time of delivery.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Blood of the fetus. Exchange of nutrients and waste between the fetal and maternal blood occurs via the PLACENTA. The cord blood is blood contained in the umbilical vessels (UMBILICAL CORD) at the time of delivery.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Blood, Fetal
  • Bloods, Fetal
  • Fetal Bloods
  • Cord Blood
  • Umbilical Cord Blood
  • Blood, Cord
  • Blood, Umbilical Cord
  • Bloods, Cord
  • Bloods, Umbilical Cord
  • Cord Blood, Umbilical
  • Cord Bloods
  • Cord Bloods, Umbilical
  • Umbilical Cord Bloods

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Aspects Covered

13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

/transpl: consider also CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION

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History Note

75

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Previous Indexing

  • Umbilical Cord (1966-1974)

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Tree Numbers

  1. A12.207w.152w.200
  2. A15.145w.300
  3. A16.378w.200

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NLM Classification

WQ 210

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fetal Blood. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005312. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005312
  2. Fetal Blood. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96072006