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Bonewit Chapt 17
Phlebotomy (TayebriaHoward)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antecubital space | the surface of the arm in front of the elbow |
| anticoagulant | a substance the inhibits blood clotting |
| buffy coat | a thin light-colored layer of white blood cells and platelets that lies between a top layer of plasma and a bottom layer of red blood cells when an anticoagulant has been added to a blood specimen |
| evacuated tube | a closed glass or plastic tube that contains a premeasured vacuum |
| hematoma | a swelling or mass of coagulated blood caused by a break in a blood vessel |
| hemoconcentration | an increase in the concentration of the nonfilterable blood components in the blood vessels such as red blood cells,enzymes, iron, and calcium as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of the blood |
| hemolysis | the breakdown of blood cells |
| osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and cartilage |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone or bone marrow as a result of bacterial infection |
| phlebotomist | a health care professional trained in the collection of blood specimens |
| phlebotomy | incision 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 approximately 55% of the blood volume |
| serum | plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed |
| venipuncture | puncturing of a vein |
| venous reflux | the backflow of blood (from an evacuated tube) into the patient's blood |
| venous stasis | the temporary cessation of slowing of the venous blood flow |