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Bonewit Ch.17
Bonewit Ch.17 (Kayla Sharp)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 layer of plasma and a bottom layer of red blood cells when an anticoagulent 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 vessels, such as red blood cells, enzymes, iron & 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 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 vein |
| venous stasis | the temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow |
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