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artificial blood
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artificial blood
Artificial oxygen carrier Transfusion medicine A synthetic or semisynthetic substance used to transport O2; usually a blood loss of 20-25% is well tolerated and crystalloids–eg, dextrose, are adequate to raise the blood volume to acceptable levels
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Among the blood substitutes at issue are those made by Northfield Laboratories of Evanston, IL, and Biopure of Cambridge, MA.
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