Everything in this flashcard set.
- Chemistry
- The science of matter
- Hematology
- The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
- Serology
- The branch of medical science that deals with serums
- Phlebotomy
- Surgical incision into a vein
- venipuncture
- Puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start
- blood
- Red liquid pumped around the body by the heart
- serum
- An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
- antibody
- Any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to
- anemia
- A deficiency of red blood cells
- potassium
- A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group
- titer
- The concentration of a solution as determined by titration
- gram stain
- A ___ technique used to classify bacteria
- platelets
- Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood (plural)
- glucose
- A monosaccharide sugar that has several forms
- butterfly
- Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- centrifuge
- An apparatus that uses ___ force to separate particles from a suspension
- plasma
- A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion
- refrigerator
- White goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
