Several creepy names with dark meanings translate to blood, highlighting the evil nature of "bad" characters. Adelberte is a Latin and Germanic girl’s name meaning "of the same blood." Agana is a Chamorro name for girls meaning "blood." Kanik is a Greenlandic unisex name meaning "blood." Ayuna is a Japanese girl’s name meaning "bloody" or "red." These names shed light on the complex interplay between language and identity.
Matthew and Luke give different explanations for the "field of blood" name. Matthew says it was bought with Judas’s blood money; Luke says it refers to Judas’s bloody death there. Akeldema means "field of blood" in Greek.
Blood carries deeply symbolic weight, representing kinship, heritage, and life’s essence. Ancient nations based blood beliefs on mythology. Names carry symbolic weight, representing kinship, heritage, and life’s essence.
Blood is a unique tissue with cells from different origins, constantly moving. The system includes marrow, liver, lymph nodes, and spleen.
Stem cells make all blood cells, maturing into red and white cells and platelets. Some stay in marrow; others travel to mature. Red cells carry oxygen and carbon dioxide. Hemoglobin, a protein, carries oxygen.
Blood Types and Compatibility
- A, B, AB, O
- Depend on antigens on red cell surfaces
- Rh factor
- Rh protein may be present (Rh+) or absent (Rh-)
- Affects compatibility
Bone marrow makes blood cells continuously. Arterial blood is brighter; venous blood is darker purple from carbon dioxide. All shed blood is red. It moves through arteries, veins, and capillaries.