Practice Chapter 9 and 10 Vocabulary

Infection or inflammation of the bone or bone marrow.

• anticoagulant
• interstitial fluid
• osteomyelitis

Abnormal hardening of tissue.

• sclerosis
• hematoma
• antecubital fossa

Heel bone in the foot.

• edematous
• calcaneus
• osteomyelitis

Process of blood loss to a degree sufficient to cause death.

• hematoma
• exsanguination
• lymphostasis

Pertaining to the sole, or bottom, of the foot.

• palmar
• plantar
• osteomyelitis

Lowering of a patient’s red blood cell count due to a medical treatment such as excessively repeated phlebotomy.

• antecubital fossa
• iatrogenic anemia
• aseptic

Circular motion starting from the center and moving outward in ever-widening, even circles.

• antecubital fossa
• concentric circles
• iatrogenic anemia

Agent that prevents blood from clotting.

• lymphostasis
• aseptic
• anticoagulant

Backward flow of blood into the patient’s veins during venipuncture.

• collapsed vein
• edematous
• venous reflux

Marked by edema; the result of swelling due to fluid accumulation.

• edematous
• concentric circle
• antecubital fossa