Everything in this flashcard set.
- aseptic
- Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
- capillary
- Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
- hematology
- The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
- phlebotomist
- Someone who practices ___
- phlebotomy
- Surgical incision into a vein
- urinalysis
- The chemical analysis of urine
- venipuncture
- Puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start
- anticoagulant
- Medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
- aorta
- The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
- artery
- A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
- basophil
- A leukocyte with ___ granules easily stained by basic stains
- type
- A subdivision of a particular kind of thing
- coagulation
- The process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
- hematoma
- A localized swelling filled with blood
- hemoglobin
- A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color
- oxygenated
- To impregnate, combine, or supply with ___
- plasma
- The colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells
- pus
- The tenth month of the Hindu calendar
- serum
- An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
- vein
- A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
- vena cava
- Either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart
- antiseptic
- A substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
- bevel
- Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
- centrifuge
- An apparatus that uses ___ force to separate particles from a suspension
