Bonewit Chapt 17 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
antecubital space | the surface of the arm in front of the elbow |
anticoagulant | a substance that inhibits blood clotting |
buffy coat | |
exacuated tube | a closed glass or plastic tube that contains a premeasured vaccum |
hematoma | a swelling or mass of coagulated blood caused by a break in a blood vessel |
hemoconcentration | |
hemolysis | the breakdown of blood cells |
osteochondritits | inflammation of bone and cartliage |
osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone or bone marrow as a result of bacterial infection |
phlebotomist | a health care professional trained in the collection of blood specimens |
phlebotomy | incision of a vein for the removal of blood; the collection of blood |
plasma | the liquid part of the blood consisting of clear, strawcolored fluid that comprises approximatley 55% of the blood volume |
serum | plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed |
venipuncture | puncturing of a vein |
venous reflux | the backflow of blood (from a evacuated tube)into the patient's vein |
venous stasis | the temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow |
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