Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. aseptic
A. Puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start
2. capillary
B. Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
3. hematology
C. The process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
4. phlebotomist
D. The tenth month of the Hindu calendar
5. phlebotomy
E. Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
6. urinalysis
F. A substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
7. venipuncture
G. A leukocyte with ___ granules easily stained by basic stains
8. anticoagulant
H. Medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
9. aorta
I. A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
10. artery
J. A localized swelling filled with blood
11. basophil
K. An apparatus that uses ___ force to separate particles from a suspension
12. type
L. The chemical analysis of urine
13. coagulation
M. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
14. hematoma
N. Someone who practices ___
15. hemoglobin
O. Either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart
16. oxygenated
P. Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
17. plasma
Q. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color
18. pus
R. The colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells
19. serum
S. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
20. vein
T. Surgical incision into a vein
21. vena cava
U. An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
22. antiseptic
V. A subdivision of a particular kind of thing
23. bevel
W. The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
24. centrifuge
X. To impregnate, combine, or supply with ___