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Assisting in the Clinical Laboratory

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aliquot   A protion of a well-mixed sample removed for testing  
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analyte   The substance or chemical being analyzed or detected in a specimen  
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anticoagulants   chemicals added to the blood after collection to prevent clotting  
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carcinogenic   known to cause canser  
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caustic   capable of burning, corroding, or damaging tissue by chemical action  
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cerebrospinal fluid   fluid within the subarachnoid space, the central canal of the spinal cord, and the four ventricles of the brain  
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cytology   the sutdy of cells using microscopic methods  
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diluent   a liquid used to dilute a specimen or reagent  
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exudates   fluids with high concentration of protein and cellular debris that have escaped from the bood vessels and have been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces  
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hematoma   a sac filled with blood that may be the result of trauma  
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hemolyzed   a term used to describe a blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured  
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pipets   cylindric glass or plastic tubes used to deliver fluids  
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preservatives   substances added to a specimen to prevent deterioration of cells or chemicals  
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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  
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resolution   the ability of the eye to distinguish two objecvts that are very close together; the sharpness of an image.  
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specimen   a sample of body fluid, waste product, or tissue that is collected for analysis  
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stat   a direction that an action is to be taken quickly; an order found on a laboratory requisition indicating that the test must be done immediately  
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teratogenic   known to cause birth defects  
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