| A | B |
|---|
| caustic | an agent that will burn or destroy living tissue |
| guiac reagent | a solution used to test for the presence of occult blood in stool |
| occult | hidden |
| clarity | clearness; absence of cloudiness |
| turbidity | cloudiness |
| amber | orange/yellowish color |
| urinalysis | a test performed on urine to determine it's characteristics |
| hemolysis | the break down of red blood cells |
| binocular | possessing two eyepieces |
| monocular | possessing a single eyepiece, as with a microscope |
| centrifuge | a machine that separates the heavier materials from lighter ones through centrifugal force. |
| tourniquet | A constrictor used to distend veins for the withdrawal of blood |
| magnify | make something look larger than it really is |
| differential | the determination of the number of each type of leukocyte in a cubic milliliter of blood |
| erythropoiesis | the formation of red blood corpuscles |
| sedimentation | the speed at which erythrocytes settle when an anti-coagulant is added to the blood |
| gauge | the size of a needle bore |
| hematoma | a tumor or swelling that contains blood |
| venipuncture | the insertion of a needle in a vein for the purpose of obtaining a blood sample |
| agar | gelatin extracted from algae, used as a culture medium |
| exudate | pus |
| microscopic | visible only with the aid of a microscope |
