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GLOSSARY OF MEDICAL TERMMINOLO
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06/09/2008

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ASSIGNING A UNIQUE NUMBER FOR PATIENT IDENTFICATION
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ACCESSIONING
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THE MOST ABUNDANT PROTEIN IN PLASMA
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ALBUMIN
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THE POINT OF UNION OF TWO HOLLOW OR TUBULAR STRUCTURES; i.e., THE CONNECTION OF VEINS
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ANASTOMOSIS
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CONDITION IN WHICH THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF RED CELLS IS REDUCED
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ANEMIA
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THE SCIENCE OF BLOOD VESSELS AND LYMPHATICS
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ANGIOLOGY
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THE BEND OF THE ARM ADJACENT TO THE ELBOW; THE AREA MOST FREQUENTLY USED FOR VENIPUNTURE
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ANTICUBITAL FOSSA
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A PROTEIN PRODUCED BY THE BODY WHICH REACTS SPECIFICALLY WITH A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN THE BODY (ANTIGEN). ANTIBODIES ARE PRODUCED BY PLASMA CELLS IN LYMPHOID TISSUE.
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ANTIBODY
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SERVING TO PREVENT THE COAGULATION OF BLOOD
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ANTICOAGULANTS
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ANY PROTEIN NOT NORMALLY PRESENT IN THE BODY AND WHEN INTRODUCED INTO THE BODY, STIMULATES THE PRODUCTION OF AN ANTIBODY
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ANTIGEN
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LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY
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AORTA
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LACK OF EMOTION; WITHOUT FEELING; INSENSITIVE
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APATHY
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A MINUTE ARTERIAL BRANCH WHICH LEADS TO A CAPILLARY
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ARTERIOLE
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A VESSEL THROUGH WHICH BLOOD PASSES AWAY FROM THE HEART TO THE TISSUES
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ARTERY
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A CHAMBER OF THE HEART. THE RIGHT ___ RECEIVES BLOOD FROM THE UPPER PORTION OF THE BODY VIA THE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA AND FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BODY BY THE WAY OF THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA. THE LEFT ____ RECEIVES BLOOD FROM THE LUNGS BY THE WAY OF FOUR PULMONARY VEINS.
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ATRIUM
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LARGE VEIN ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE UPPER ARM
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BASILIC
Term
ARTERY WHICH LIES BENEATH THE BASILIC VEIN IN THE ANTECUBITAL FOSSA
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BRACHIAL ARTERY
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THIN LAYER BETWEEN THE PLASMA AND RED CELLS IN A VOLUME OF DRAWN BLOOD THAT MOSTLY CONTAINS WHITE CELLS
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BUFFY COAT
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SMALLEST BLOOD VESSEL THAT CONNECTS ARTERIES AND VEINS
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CAPILLARY
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MAJOR ARTERY IN THE NECK LEADING TO THE BRAIN
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CAROTID
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(CVP) THE PRESSURE WITHIN THE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA; IT REFLECTS THE PRESSURE UNDER WHICH THE BLOOD IS RETURNED TO THE RIGHT ATRIUM
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CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE
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A DEVICE WHICH SPINS TEST TUBES AT HIGH SPEEDS CAUSING THE HEAVY PARTICLES IN THE LIQUID TO SETTLE TO THE BOTTOM AND THE LIGHTER LIQUID TO THE TOP
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CENTRIFUGE
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LARGE VEIN ON THE OUTERMOST SIDE OF THE UPPER ARM
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CEPHALIC VEIN
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THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE BY CHEMICAL AGENTS. PROLONGED TREATMENT CAUSES SEVERE DAMAGE (SCLEROSIS) TO THE VEINS, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN BLOOD
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CHEMOTHERAPY
Term
A BLOOD THINNING AGENT. PATIENTS TAKING this medicine ARE MONITORED BY A PROTHROMBIN TIME BLOOD TEST
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COUMADIN
Term
SUFFIX MEANING CELL. ( EX. LYMPHOCYTE)
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CYTE
Term
THE PROCESS OF SEPERATING SMALLER MOLECULES FROM LARGER.
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DIALYSIS
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A DRUG USED FOR CARDIAC DISORDERS
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DIGOXIN(LANOXIN)
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AM ABNORMAL ACCUMULATION OF FLUIDS IN THE TISSUES. VENIPUNCTURES IN A EDEMATOUS AREA CAN BE DIFFICULT AND TEST RESULTS WILL BE ERRONEOUS
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EDEMA
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