National Medical Laboratory Week Carolina Family Care Laboratory
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Chemistry
A. Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood (plural)
2. Hematology
B. Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
3. Serology
C. A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group
4. Phlebotomy
D. A ___ technique used to classify bacteria
5. venipuncture
E. The science of matter
6. blood
F. An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
7. serum
G. An apparatus that uses ___ force to separate particles from a suspension
8. antibody
H. A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion
9. anemia
I. The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
10. potassium
J. Red liquid pumped around the body by the heart
11. titer
K. The branch of medical science that deals with serums
12. gram stain
L. White goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
13. platelets
M. Surgical incision into a vein
14. glucose
N. A monosaccharide sugar that has several forms
15. butterfly
O. A deficiency of red blood cells
16. centrifuge
P. Puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start
17. plasma
Q. The concentration of a solution as determined by titration
18. refrigerator
R. Any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to