week 4 Spelling

Anaphylactic

1. A severe and rapid multisystem allergic reaction

Adverse

Opposed to; unfavorable

Centrifuge

A machine for the separation of heavier materials from lighter ones through centrifugal force

Complete Blood Count (CBC)

A test requested by a physician or other medical professional that gives information about the cells in a patient's blood; also known as a CBC

Gauge

The size of a needle bore; the smaller the number, the larger the needle bore

Gestational Diabetes

Form of diabetes found in pregnant women

Hematoma

A tumor or swelling that contains blood

Immunology

A broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms

Infectious Mononucleosis

A disease seen most commonly in adolescents and young adults, characterized by fever, sore throat, leg and muscle soreness, and fatigue (symptoms of a common cold or allergies). It is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

Lancet

A sharp, pointed instrument used to pierce the skin to obtain a capillary blood sample

Metabolism

The successive transformations to which a substance is subjected from the time it enters the body to the time it or its decomposition products are excreted

Phlebotomy

Process of collecting blood

Plasma

The liquid part of the lymph and blood

Puncture

A hole made by something pointed

RAST

Short for radioallergosorbent test a blood test used to determine what a person is allergic to

Reagent

A substance involved in a chemical reaction

Serum

Blood plasma in which clotting factors (such as fibrin) have been removed naturally by allowing the blood to clot prior to isolating the liquid component

Sedimentation

The process of settling

Systemic

Pertaining to a whole system

Sterile

Pertaining to a whole system

WBC Differential

A white blood cell count in which each type of white blood cell is classified and counted

Venipuncture

Puncture of a vein The insertion of a needle into a vein for the purpose of obtaining a blood sample or instilling a substance

Tourniquet

A device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage

Herparin

A substance formed in the liver that inhibits the coagulation of blood

Venous

Pertaining to a vein