anatomical structure blood XAO:0000124 This class excludes blood analogues, such as the insect analog of blood. See UBERON:0000179 haemolymphatic fluid. A complex mixture of cells suspended in a liquid matrix that delivers nutrients to cells and removes wastes. (Source: BioGlossary, www.Biology-Text.com)[TAO] MA:0000059 CALOHA:TS-0079 UBERON:0000178 vertebrate blood EV:0100047 EHDAA:418 EFO:0000296 BTO:0000089 NCIT:C12434 MESH:D001769 EMAPA:16332 uberon AAO:0000046 whole blood portion of blood Recent findings strongly suggest that the molecular pathways involved in the development and function of blood cells are highly conserved among vertebrates and various invertebrates phyla. (...) There is now good reason to believe that, in vertebrates and invertebrates alike, blood cell lineages diverge from a common type of progenitor cell, the hemocytoblast.[well established][VHOG] UMLS:C0005767 ZFA:0000007 ENVO:02000027 galen:Blood A fluid that is composed of blood plasma and erythrocytes. GAID:965 Highly specialized circulating tissue consisting of several types of cells suspended in a fluid medium known as plasma.[AAO] EHDAA2:0000176 FMA:9670 VHOG:0000224 TAO:0000007 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjI8JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA relationship loss: subclass specialized connective tissue (AAO:0000571)[AAO] MIAA:0000315