MeSH definition : The internal resistance of the BLOOD to shear forces. The in vitro measure of whole
blood viscosity is of limited clinical utility because it bears little relationship
to the actual viscosity within the circulation, but an increase in the viscosity of
circulating blood can contribute to morbidity in patients suffering from disorders
such as SICKLE CELL ANEMIA and POLYCYTHEMIA.;
The internal resistance of the BLOOD to shear forces. The in vitro measure of whole
blood viscosity is of limited clinical utility because it bears little relationship
to the actual viscosity within the circulation, but an increase in the viscosity of
circulating blood can contribute to morbidity in patients suffering from disorders
such as SICKLE CELL ANEMIA and POLYCYTHEMIA.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0248866315000727 2015 false false false France French journal article Hyperviscosity syndrome blood viscosity signs and symptoms causality diagnosis therapeutics
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