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phlebotomy 17
medical terms
Question | Answer |
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antecubital space | the surface of the arm in the front of the elbow |
anticoagulant | a substances that inhibts blood clotting |
buffy coat | a thin, light-covered layer of white blood cells when an anticoagulant has been added to a blood specimen |
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 RBCs, enzymes, iron, and calcium, as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of the blood |
hemolysis | the breakdown of the blood cells |
osteochondritise | inflammation of the bone and cartilage |
osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone as a result of bacterial infection |
phelbotomist | a health care professional trained in the collection of blood |
phelbotomy | incision of a vein for removal of blood; the collection of blood |
plasma | the liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear, straw colored fluid that comprises approx. 55% of blood volume. |
serum | plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed |
venipuncture | puncturing of a vein |
venous reflux | the back-flow of blood (from an evacuated tube) into the patient's vein. |
venous stasis | the temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow |