Phlebotomy Flash Cards

Flash Cards for Phlebotomy Review

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    • Process in which platelets clump or aggregate together to form a plug or clot
agglutination
    • Substance that inhibits blood clot formation
    • anticoagulant
    • Formation of blood clot
    • coagulation
    • diluting agent
    • diluent
    • Abnormal blood or bone marrow condition, such as leukemia
    • dyscrasia
    • Red blood cells; contain hemoglobin, which carries oxygen from the lungs to the body’s cells
    • erythrocytes
    • The study of blood
    • hematology
    • Process by which the body spontaneously stops bleeding and maintains the blood in a fluid state within the vascular compartment
    • hemostasis
    • The study of antigens, antibodies, and their interactions
    • immunohematology
    • White Blood Cells; different types of cells that protect against bacterial infection and other foreign invaders
    • leukocytes
    • Having the ability to ingest particulate material, such as bacteria
    • phagocytic
    • Individual trained to draw blood
    • phlebotomist
    • Process of blood collection, sometimes defined as “an incision into a vein”
    • phlebotomy
    • Liquid portion of anticoagulated blood
    • plasma
    • Liquid portion that remains when the blood has been allowed to clot
    • serum