A portion of a well-mixed sample removed for testing.

The substance or chemical being analyzed or detected in a specimen.

Chemicals added to the blood after collection to prevent clotting.

Capable of burning, corroding, or damaging tissue by chemical action.

Fluid within the subarachnoid space, the central canal of the spinal cord, and the four ventricles of the brain.

The study of cells using microscopic methods.

A liquid used to dilute a specimen or reagent.

Fluids with high concentration of protein and cellular debris that have escaped from the blood vessels and have been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces.

A sac filled with blood that may be the result of trauma.

A term used to describe a blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured.

Cylindric glass or plastic tubes used to deliver fluids.

Substances added to a specimen to prevent deterioration of cells or chemicals.

A private or hospital-based laboratory that performs a wide variety of tests, many of them specialized physicians often send specimens collected in the office to referral laboratories for testing.

The ability of the eye to distinguish two objects that are very close together; the sharpness of image.

A sample of body fluid, waste product, or tissue that is collected for analysis.

A direction that an action is to be taken quickly; an order found on a laboratory requisition indication that the test must be done immediately.

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Aliquot	A portion of a well-mixed sample removed for testing.
Analyte	The substance or chemical being analyzed or detected in a specimen.
Anticoagulants	Chemicals added to the blood after collection to prevent clotting.
Carcinogenic	Known to cause cancer.
Caustic	Capable of burning, corroding, or damaging tissue by chemical action.
Cerebrospinal fluid	Fluid within the subarachnoid space, the central canal of the spinal cord, and the four ventricles of the brain.
Cytology	The study of cells using microscopic methods.
Diluent	A liquid used to dilute a specimen or reagent.
Exudates	Fluids with high concentration of protein and cellular debris that have escaped from the blood vessels and have been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces.
Hematoma	A sac filled with blood that may be the result of trauma.
Hemolyzed	A term used to describe a blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured.
Pipets	Cylindric glass or plastic tubes used to deliver fluids.
Preservations	Substances added to a specimen to prevent deterioration of cells or chemicals.
Referral Laboratory	A private or hospital-based laboratory that performs a wide variety of tests, many of them specialized physicians often send specimens collected in the office to referral laboratories for testing.
Resolution	The ability of the eye to distinguish two objects that are very close together; the sharpness of image.
Specimen	A sample of body fluid, waste product, or tissue that is collected for analysis.
Stat	A direction that an action is to be taken quickly; an order found on a laboratory requisition indication that the test must be done immediately.
Teratogenic	Known to cause birth defects.

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