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Capillary Stick Terms-Brittany Benning

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Antecubital space-   The surface of the arm in front of the elbow.  
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Anticoagulant-   A substance that inhibits blood clotting.  
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Capillary puncture-   Also called a skin puncture and is used to obtain a capillary specimen.  
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Capillary tube-   Consist of a disposable glass or plastic tube. Depending on the size of the tube it can hold 5 to 75 units of blood. In a medical office a capillary tube is used to collect blood specimen for hematocrit determination.  
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Hematoma-   A swelling or mass of cogulated blood caused by a break in a blood vessel.  
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Hemoconcentration-   An increase in the concentration of the nonfilterable blood componets in the blood vessels, such as red blood cells, enzymes, iron, and calcium, as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of the blood.  
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Hemolysis-   The breakdown of blood cells.  
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Infant-   A child from birth to 12 months of age.  
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Micro collection Tubes-   Consist of a small plastic tube with a removable blood collector tip.The tip is designed to collect capillary blood from a skin puncture and results in a realtively large blood specimen.  
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Osteochrondritis-   Inflammation of bone and cartilage.  
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Osteomyelitis-   Inflammation of the bone as a result of bacterial infection.  
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Phlebotomist-   A health care professional trained in the collection of blood specimen.  
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Phlebotomy-   Incision of a vein for the removal of blood; the collection of blood.  
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Plasma-   The liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear straw-colored fluid that comprises approximately 55% of the blood volume.  
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Serum-   Plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed.  
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Venipuncture-   Puncturing of a vein.  
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