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Phleb #3
Phleb Definitions test 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Empathy | Having an objective awaremness of another person's feelings |
| Emphysema | A lung disease marked by the loss of electicity and thinning of the lung tissue |
| Encephalitis | An inflammation of the brain |
| Endocarditis | Inflammation of the lining of the heart |
| Endocrinology | The study of chemical secreting glands and their functions |
| Endogenous | Growing, developing or originating from within\ |
| Endothelium | Layer of epithelial cells which lines the blood, heart, and lymph vessel cavities |
| Enteric | Pertaining to the small intestines |
| Epithelium | Cellular components of the skin and mucus membranes |
| Exogenous | Originates outside of an organ or body part |
| Exudate | Fluid accummulating in cavities, penetrating through vessel walls into adjoining tissue |
| Febrile | Fever or fever like symptoms |
| Femoral | An artery or vein located in the groin |
| Fibrin | A protein in the blood and tissues which interacts with other coagulation factors to form a clot |
| Fistula | Permanent surgical attachment of a vein to an artery to change the flow of blood, used for dialysis only not obtaining blood for lab testing |
| Frothing | Bubbles caused by improper venipuncture |
| Gastritis | An inflammation of the stomach |
| Gasterenterology | Study of the digestive system |
| Gastrointestinal | Pertaining to the stomach and intestines |
| Gauge | An instrument which measures the size of the needle |
| Geriatrics | The study of aging and the problems of the elderly |
| Geontology | Study of geriatrics |
| Glucose | A sugar (dextrose) formed in the body during the metabolic process |
| Gram Stain | Staining of bacteria for identification purposes |
| Great Sapenous | The longest vein in the leg |
| Gynecology | The study of female genital organs |
| Hematocrit | The percentage of erythocytes in the whole blood by volume |
| Hematoloty | Study of blood and tissues that form blood |
| Hematoma | A localized collection of blood, caused by a break in the wall of the blood vessel |
| Hemoconcentration | Concentration or accumulation of large analytes in the blood, increase in concentration of red blood cells caused by decrease in plasma volume |
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