blood supply
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbloodandsupply
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blood
noun[U]
uk/blʌd/us/blʌd/
the red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart, and carries oxygen and important substances to organs and tissue, and removes ...
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supply
noun
uk/səˈplaɪ/us/səˈplaɪ/
an amount of something that is available ...
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(Definition ofbloodandsupplyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thebloodsupplyhas been safe since 1985.
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Thebloodsupplyto the tumor arose from the aortic adventitia.
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It may be important to determine the lack ofbloodsupplyto areas of the brain.
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A better solution would be to deliver the treatment systemically via thebloodsupply.
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Nevertheless,bloodsupplyto the sinus node may be compromised following coronary arterial re-implantation.
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The extruded bowel may look almost normal with an excellentbloodsupply.
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The fetus under stress may not tolerate the decrease inbloodsupply.
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The isolated retina was placed in the recording chamber within 5 min of interrupting thebloodsupplyin vivo.
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Fundamentally, heart failure represents a failure of the heart to meet the body's requirement forbloodsupplyfor whatever reason.
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When it fails, thebloodsupplyto the embryo can be compromised transiently, resulting in birth defects.
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However, epidural analgesia during labour decreases the maternal mean arterial pressure and improves thebloodsupplyto the fetus.
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Arterialbloodsupplywas established by means of a 7 mm polytetrafluoroethylene shunt from the right subclavian artery.
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Coronarybloodsupplywas entirely dependent on fistulas from the right ventricle, one to each coronary artery.
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This vascular transformation is essential to provide an adequatebloodsupplyto the rapidly-growing fetus and placenta.
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This raises the concern that spinal anaesthesia could decrease thebloodsupplyto the fetus worsening fetal distress.
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Many of these organizations were created because of safety concerns; they oversee measures regarding organ transplants,bloodsupply, food, and medical goods and services.
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These connections do not appear to be of therapeutic concern, as they do not seem to contribute to myocardialbloodsupply.
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The pulmonarybloodsupplywas derived via major aortopulmonary collateral arteries of which there were multiple minor vessels and three major vessels.
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This will minimise the risk of hypotension and prevent any further decrease in thebloodsupplyto an already compromised fetus.
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There are, for instance, regions of the brain that are protected from damage because they have more than onebloodsupply.
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The cochlea is a very delicate structure with a profusebloodsupplyand is very sensitive both to ototoxic agents and to noise.
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Theirbloodsupplyis from terminal arterioles with little anastomotic supply, thus a vessel occlusion will usually result in tissue infarction.
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In the neonatal period such work is increased still further by construction of palliative systemic-to-pulmonary shunt to provide an adequate pulmonarybloodsupply.
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Echocardiography may well demonstrate confluent central pulmonary arteries, especially when the pulmonary arterialbloodsupplyis unifocal and derives from one arterial duct.
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