Categories: Comparisons
An example of the use of a technical term ('vascular tree') that could be read by a novice or non-specialist as a metaphor:
"Erythrocytes must therefore possess not only the high tensile strength but also the pliability and flexibility needed to tolerate extraordinary changes in cell volume, shape, and biochemistry. Finally, red cells must be able to resist adherence to the walls of the vascular tree and to one another despite their exposure to adherence molecules when passing in intimate contact with small capillaries and venules."
Benz, Edward J. (2018) Anemias, red cells, and the essential elements of red cell homeostasis, in Edward J. Benz, Nancy Berliner, & Fred J. Schiffman, Anemia. Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management, Cambridge University Press, 1-13.
