Question | Answer |
Blood Culture | Blood test to determine the presence of bacterial organisms |
Brachial Artery | Artery lying beneath the basilic vein in the arm |
Buffy Coat | The thin layer of WBCs and platelets which forms between the liquid and RBC layer in a tube |
Capillary | Smallest blood vessels; link arteriols and venules; where exchange of gases occurs |
Carcinoma | A cancerous growth or malignant tumor occurring in epithelial tissue |
Cardiology | Study of the heart |
Cardiovascular | Pertains to the heart and blood vessels |
Carotid | Major artery in the neck leading to the brain |
Carrier | Person who spreads infectoin to others, but shows no symptoms |
Central Venous Pressure | The pressure of the blood returning to the right atrium through the superior vena cava |
Centrifuge | High speed machine that spins blood tubes to sepaarate the cellular and liquid parts of the blood |
Cephalgia | A Pain located int he head, headache |
Cephalic Vein | Vein located on thumb side or outmost side or arm |
Chemotherapy | The use of chemical agents in the treatment of disease |
Clot | Coagulated Blood |
Coagulate | To change fluid to a solid or semi-solid state |
Coccus | Sperical or ovoid bacteria |
Collateral | A larger blood vessel or nerve, accompanied along side by a smaller branch |
Communicable | Capable of being transferred, either directly or indirectly, from one person to another |
Coumadin | A blood thinning agent, monitored by prothrombin times (PT) |
Cyanosis | A state in which abnormal amounts of poorly oxygentated blood hemoglobin cause the skin to appear bluish, grayish, or purple |
Cyte | A suffix means "cells" as in lymphocyte |
Dermal Subcutaneous Junction | Major vascular area of skin, in neonates only 0.35 to 1.6 mm from the skin's surface |
Dialysis | The removal of chemical substances from the blood by passing it through tubes made of semi-permeable membranes. The tubes contain solutions that selectively remove unwanted material |
Differential | Marked by diversity or distinction, i.e. different types of white blood cells |
Digoxin (Lanoxin) | A drug used to treat cardiac disorders |
Disinfect | Use of chemical cleaners to destroy microorganisms or inanimate objects |
Dyspnea | Needing air, difficult or labored breathing |
Edema | An accummulation of fluids in tissues |
Embolus | Undissolved matter in the blood such as a blood clot |