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Phleb Definition Test 6

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Pathology   Study of disease causing pathogens  
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Pediatrics   The care and treatment of disease in children  
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Peripheral Blood   Blood near the surface of the body, usually considered capillary blood  
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Phlebitis   An inflammation of the veins  
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Phlebotomy   To cut open a vein, process of obtaining a blood sample  
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Physiology   Study of body structure and how it functions  
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Plasma   The clear, yellowish fluid portion on top of a centrifuged whold blood specimen  
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Platelets   The cellular components of the blood which aid in coagulation  
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Prandial   Refers ot eating a meal  
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Proctology   Study of the diseases of the colon, anus, and rectum  
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Psychiatry   Pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness  
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Psychology   The study pertaining to the mental processes and their effects upon behavior  
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Pulmonary Artery   The artery that carries the blood fromt he heart directly to the lungs  
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Plumonary Veins   Veins that return oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart  
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Pulmonary   Referring to the lungs  
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Radial Artery   Artery located in the wrist, ususl site for arterial blood gases  
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Renal   Pertaining to the kidneys  
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Respiratory   Pertaining to breathing  
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Salmonella   A family of bacteria which produces various degrees of food poisoning  
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Sclerosed   Having hard texture  
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Sepsis   The presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood  
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Serology   The study of serums  
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Serum   The fluid, free from fibrinogen, which separates fromt he clot after coagulation  
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Shunt   A passage, artificially created, to divert the flow of fluid from one main route to another  
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Spleen   An organ situated in the left upper part of the abdomen, Its purpose is to manufacture, store, and destroy blood cells  
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Sterile   Free of living organisms  
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Superior Vena Cava   The principle vein draining to upper portion of the body  
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Susceptible   Not immune to a disease  
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Syncope   Fainting  
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Synovial Fluid   Fluid from or found in the joints  
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