Diagnostic Sampling and Therapeutic Techniques Terms
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| Abdominocentesis | Sampling of free fluid within the peritoneal space
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| Anorexia | Loss of appetite or absence of food, especially when prolonged
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| Arthrocentesis | Aspiration of fluid from a joint
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| Coupage | The act of striking the chest wall rhythmically with cupped hands to dislodge mucus
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| Cystocentesis | Method of obtaining a urine sample by inserting a needle through the abdominal wall and into the urinary bladder and withdrawing urine from the bladder into a syringe
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| Diagnostic peritoneal lavage | Insertion of fluid into the peritoneal cavity, fluid is allowed to dwell for a short time and then is drained
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| Extravasation | Leakage of something out of its container or normal location, such as a drug out of a vein
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| Foley catheter | Catheter threaded through the urethra to the bladder, where it is held in place with a tiny inflated balloon
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| Hematoma | Blood clot
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| Hemolysis | Destruction of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin
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| Inflammation | Response of body tissues to injury or irritation, characterized by pain, swelling, redness and heat
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| Intraosseous | Administration of a drug or fluid into the bone
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| Leukocytosis | Condition characterized by an abnormally high total number of circulating leukocytes
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| Neutropenia | Abnormal decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood
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| Osmolality | Concentration of osmotically active particles in solution expressed in osmoles or milliosmoles per kilogram
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| Pancytopenis | A decrease to below normal in the concentration of the three major blood cell types: RBC, WBC,and platelets
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| Percutaneous | Term that refers to something passing through the skin
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| Phlebitis | Inflammation of a vein
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| Pleural effusion | Fluid buildup in the space surrounding the lungs within the thorax
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| Pneumothorax | Abnormal accumulation of air in the space between the rib cage and the lung. Compressing the lung resulting in respiratory distress
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| Polymerase chain reaction | An in vitro technique that is used to rapidly synthesize large quantities of a given DNA segment. 1.separating the DNA strands 2.binding a primer to each strand 3.using DNA polymerase to synthesize two stranded DNA from each single strand and so on and so
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| Rumen | The first chamber of the ruminant digestive tract, used for storage of ingested food and initial digestion of protein and simple carbs
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| Thoracocentesis | A procedure in which air or fluid is removed from the chest using a syringe and needle aseptically
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| Thrombocytopenia | Occurs as a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood
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| Thrombophlebitis | Inflammation of the vein associated with a thrombus
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| Thrombosis | Clotting of blood within a vessel that results in obstruction of blood flow
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| Vasodilatation | Dilatation of the blood vessels; the opposite of vasoconstriction
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