vacutainer
Sealed collection tube
A vacutainer is a sealed tube used to collect blood samples, designed to draw a precise volume through vacuum pressure when a needle punctures its stopper.
The term is a trademark that has become generic in medical settings: The phlebotomist filled three vacutainers.
Different colored stoppers indicate different additives for various tests.
Extracting blood for testing
- specimenIndividual for examination
- holderOne who possesses
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- needlePointed implement for sewing
tourniquet · vein · phlebotomist · gauge · hub · blood culture · fingerstick
Spinning density-separation device
- serumBlood's watery portion
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- clotCoagulated mass
- aliquotExact fractional part
chain of custody · refrigeration · biohazard · transport · separation · supernatant
Science of blood disorders
- chemistry panelBlood test suite
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- CBCCanada's public broadcaster
lipid panel · thyroid · liver enzymes · electrolytes · blood typing · crossmatch · toxicology · viral load
Substance preventing coagulation
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- sodium fluorideInorganic salt preventing decay
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
- silicaSilicon dioxide compound
Acronym, multiple meanings
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- quality controlMaintaining production standards
- SSTSupersonic transport aircraft
PST · push-button · competitor
blood draw
Extracting blood for testing
- specimenIndividual for examination
- holderOne who possesses
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
needle · tourniquet · vein · phlebotomist · gauge · hub · blood culture · fingerstick
centrifuge
Spinning density-separation device
aliquot · chain of custody · refrigeration · biohazard · transport · separation · supernatant
hematology
Science of blood disorders
- chemistry panelBlood test suite
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
CBC · lipid panel · thyroid · liver enzymes · electrolytes · blood typing · crossmatch · toxicology · viral load · blood gas
heparin
Substance preventing coagulation
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- sodium fluorideInorganic salt preventing decay
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
BD
Acronym, multiple meanings
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- quality controlMaintaining production standards
SST · PST · push-button · competitor
- medical toolsstethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, catheter, reflex hammer
- lab containersbeaker, test tube, flask, vial, petri dish
- blood equipmentblood glucose meter, glucometer, blood bag, blood bags, blood vial
- phlebotomyblood draw, blood sample, phlebotomist, tourniquet, lancet
container, vacuum, evacuation, evacuate, vacuous, vacuity, vacuousness