| A | B |
|---|
| Hemogenesis | making blood |
| Hematologist | Medical Specialist in Blood Diseases |
| Arteriole | Smallest arteries |
| venule | smallest veins |
| phleborrhexis | rupture of a vein |
| vasorraphy | surgical repair of a vessel |
| embolus | blood clot floating in cardiovasular system |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the inner lining of the heart, including heart vavles |
| PVC | Premature Ventricular Contractions |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombus |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| PAC | Premature Atrial Contractions |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| LV | Left Ventricle |
| Antecubital | Anterior surface of elbow. Most common site for venipuncture |
| Anticoagulant | Preventing clotting of the blood |
| Hematoma | Bruise (tumor of Blood) |
| Hemolysis | Destruction of red blood cells |
| Lancet | Device used to prink finger for blood specimen |
| Phelotomy | cutting into a vein |
| Venipuncture | insertinfg a needle into a vein to obtain a blood specimen |
| Thrombocytes | Blood cells that clot blood |
| Tourniquet | Device used to stop blood to obtain a specimen |
| Plasma | liquid portion of blood that contains clotting factors |
| Serum | liquid poetion of blood that does not contain any clotting factors |
