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chill
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chill (chil) a sensation of cold, with convulsive shaking of the body.
chill (chl)
n.
A feeling of cold, with shivering and pallor, sometimes accompanied by an elevation of temperature in the interior of the body.

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a worldwide leader in the discovery, development and commercialization of carbohydrate-modified blood products for use in transfusion medicine, announced today that BWH has granted ZymeQuest an option to license the worldwide rights to a new method of treating and chilling blood platelets that may prolong their shelf life by a week or more.
As reported by the AAAS, "A new method for treating and chilling blood platelets may prolong their shelf-life by a week or more, helping to ease chronic shortages that endanger patients needing platelet transfusions.
 
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