| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ALBUMIN | THE MOST ABUNDANT PROTEIN IN THE BLOOD |
| ANISOCYTOSIS | RED BLOOD CELLS THAT VARY IN CELL SIZE |
| ANTECUBITAL FOSSA | THE INSIDE OF THE ELBOW |
| ANTICOAGULANT | MEDICATION THAT INHIBITS BLOOD CLOTTING |
| ARTERIOLE | SMALL ARTERY |
| ARTERY | VESSEL WHICH CARRIES BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART |
| BASILIC VEIN | LARGE VEIN ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE UPPER ARM (SMALL FINGER SIDE) |
| BASOPHILS | WBC WHICH RELEASES HISTAMINE AND IS INCREASED DURING ALLERGIC REACTIONS |
| BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE | WASTE THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE CONTAMINATED AND POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS |
| BLOOD | LIQUID TISSUE CONTAINING PLASMA AND FORMED ELEMENTS (CELLS) |
| BUFFY COAT | THIN LAYER BETWEEN PLASMA AND RBC IN A VOLUME OF ANTICOAGULATED BLOOD; CONTAINS WBC & PLT’S |
| CAPILLARY PUNCTURE | PUNCTURE OF CAPILLARY TO WITHDRAW BLOOD |
| CEPHALIC VEIN | LARGE VEIN ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE UPPER ARM (THUMB SIDE) |
| COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT | A TEST TO DETERMINE THE CELLULAR COMPONENTS OF BLOOD |
| CROSS-MATCH | LAB TEST TO DETERMINE WHETHER DONATED BLOOD WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH RECIPIENT’S BLOOD |
| DIFFERENTIAL | TEST TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE FIVE TYPES OF WBC’S IN BLOOD |
| DYSCRASIA | ANY BLOOD ABNORMALITY |
| ECCHYMOSIS | BRUISING |
| EOSINOPHILS | WBC WHICH COUNTERACTS HISTAMINE AND IS INCREASED DURING HEALING PROCESSES |
| ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE | TEST THAT MEASURES THE SPEED AT WHICH RBC’S SETTLE OUT IN ANTICOAGULATED BLOOD |
| ERYTHROCYTES | RED BLOOD CELLS |
| ERYTHROCYTOLYSIS | DESTRUCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS |
| GLUCOMETER | INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF GLUCOSE IN THE BLOOD |
| HEMAPHERESIS | PROCESS WHERE BLOOD IS WITHDRAWN FROM A PATIENT |
| HEMATOCRIT | TEST TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF PACKED RBC’S IN A VOLUME OF BLOOD |
| HEMOGLOBIN | IRON CONTAINING PIGMENT OF RBC’S; HELPS RBC’S TRANSPORT OXYGEN |
| HEMOPHILIA | HEREDITARY DISEASE IN WHICH THERE IS A LACK OF FACTOR VIII OR FACTOR IX WHICH CAUSES THE BLOOD TO NOT CLOT PROPERLY |
| HEMOPOIESIS | FORMATION OF BLOOD CELLS |
| HEMOSTASIS | TO STOP BLEEDING |
| HEPATITIS B | VIRAL INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER, CAUSING JAUNDICE; EASILY TRANSMISSABLE |
| HYPERCHROMASIA | RED BLOOD CELLS THAT HAVE AN INCREASED COLOR |
| HYPOCHROMASIA | RED BLOOD CELLS THAT HAVE A DECREASED RED COLOR |
| LANCET | SMALL, SHARP INSTRUMENT USED TO PERFORM CAPILLARY PUNCTURES |
| LEUKOCYTES | WHITE BLOOD CELLS |
| LEUKOCYTOSIS | INCREASE IN WBC DUE TO BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (EX: APPENDICITIS, PNEUMONIA) OR LEUKEMIA |
| LEUKOPENIA | DECREASE IN WBC DUE TO VIRAL INFECTIONS OR BONE MARROW DEPRESSION |
| LYMPHOCYTES | WBC RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; INCLUDES T-CELL AND B-CELLS |
| MACROPHAGE | LARGE WBC (MONOCYTE) CAPABLE OF PHAGOCYTOSIS |
| MEDIAN CUBITAL VEIN | LARGE VEIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE UPPER ARM; MOST COMMONLY USED FOR VENIPUNCTURE |
| MEGAKARYOCYTE | CELL IN THE BONE MARROW WHICH PRODUCES THROMBOCYTES |
| MONOCYTES | WBC RESPONSIBLE FOR PHAGOCYTOSIS; OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A MACROPHAGE. INCREASED DURING LONG-TERM OR CHRONIC INFECTIONS |
| NEUTROPHILS | WBC RESPONSIBLE FOR PHAGOCYTOSIS; INCREASED DURING SHORT TERM OR ACUTE INFECTIONS |
| NORMOCHROMASIA | RED BLOOD CELLS THAT ARE NORMAL IN COLOR |
| PETECHIAE | PIN SIZED RED DOTS ON THE SKIN, CAUSED BY BROKEN CAPILLARIES |
| PHAGOCYTE | A CELL CAPABLE OF INGESTING FOREIGN SUBSTANCES AND OTHER CELLS |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | THE PROCESS OF INGESTING FOREIGN SUBSTANCES AND OTHER CELLS |
| PHLEBOTOMY | INCISION INTO A VEIN TO REMOVE BLOOD |
| PLASMA | LIQUID PORTION OF THE BLOOD; CELLS, CLOTTING FACTORS, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES ARE FOUND IN PLASMA |
| POIKILOCYTOSIS | RED BLOOD CELLS THAT VARY IN CELL SHAPE |
| POLYCHROMASIA | RED BLOOD CELLS THAT VARY IN RED COLOR (SOME ARE PALE, SOME MAY BE NORMAL, SOME ARE DARK) |
| PROTHROMBIN TIME | PT; TEST TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO ACTIVATE PROTHROMBIN IN ORDER FOR A CLOT TO FORM |
| RED BLOOD CELL COUNT | TEST TO APPROXIMATE THE NUMBER OF RBC’S IN A CUBIC MILLIMETER OF BLOOD |
| RETICULOCYTE | IMMATURE, NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELL |
| SEROLOGY | STUDY OF SERUM; LAB DEPARTMENT THAT DEALS WITH TESTS REGARDING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE |
| SERUM | LIQUID PORTION OF BLOOD (WHEN DRAWN IN A SERUM/CLOT TUBE) THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN CLOTTING FACTORS |
| THROMBOCYTES | PLATELETS; CELL FRAGMENTS WHICH INITIATE THE CLOTTING PROCESS |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | DECREASED AMOUNT OF PLATELETS |
| THROMBOLYSIS | DESTRUCTION OF A BLOOD CLOT |
| TOURNIQUET | STRAP USED TO OCCLUDE THE VEINS WHEN PERFORMING VENIPUNCTURE |
| VENIPUNCTURE | SURGICAL PUNCTURE OF A VEIN TO WITHDRAW BLOOD |
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