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chapter 17
terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antecubital space | the surface of the arm in front of the elbow |
| anticoagulant | a substance that inhibits blood clotting. |
| buffy coat | a thin, light-colored layer of white blood cells and platelets that lies between a top payer of plasma and a bottom layer of red blood cells when a anticoagulant has been added to a blood specimen |
| evacuated tube | a closed glass or plastic tube that contains a premeased vacuum |
| hematoma | a swelling or mass of coagulated blood caused by a break in the blood vessel |
| hemoconcentration | an increase in the concentration of the nonfilterable blood components in the blood vessels, such as red blod cells, enzymes, iron, and calcium, as a result of decrease in the fluid content of the blood |
| hemolysis | the break down of blood cells |
| osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and the cartiliage |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone as a result of bacterial infection |
| phlebotomist | a health care professional trained in the collection of blood |
| phlebotomy | incicion of a vein for the removal of blood the collection of blood |
| plasma | the liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear, straw-colored fluid that comprises approximatley 55%of the blood volume |
| serum | plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed |
| venipuncture | puncture of a vein |
| venous reflux | the backflow of blood (from an evacuated tube) into the patients vein |
| venous stasis | the temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow |
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