Blood cells

Introduction: Blood cells

There are red blood cells that transport oxygen from the lungs to body cells. White blood cells include many involved in the immune system, such as T-cells and B-cells. Platelets are blood cells involved in clotting.

Summary Information: Blood cells

Blood cells: Various cells that travel around in the blood.

Condition count: 14 ; see list below.

Organ subtypes: red blood cells (6), white blood cells (5), platelets (3)

Related organs: blood (59), plasma, serum

Organs: list of all organs

Blood cells: Related Topics

• Blood
• Blood symptoms
• Blood disease
• Blood disorder

Diseases List for Blood cells:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Blood cells' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

A

• Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma ... white blood cells
• Anemia ... red blood cellss
• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... red blood cells
• Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia ... platelets

C

• Clotting disorders ... platelets
• Common Variable Immunodeficiency ... white blood cells

I

• Iron deficiency ... red blood cells

L

• Leukemia ... white blood cells

M

• Multiple Myeloma ... white blood cells

P

• Polycythemia ... red blood cells

S

• Sickle Cell Anemia ... red blood cells

T

• Thalassemia ... red blood cells
• Thrombocytopenia ... platelets

X

• X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia ... white blood cells

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