MCQ IN MEDICINE

MEDICINE MCQ

CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE

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What is the meaning of the medical term Phlebotomy / PHLEBOTOMY?
A
Inflammation of a Vein
B
To Cut Into a Vein
C
Slow Beating Heart
D
Pulse
E
Blood Vessel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(fleh-BAH-toh-mee) A procedure in which a needle is used to take blood from a vein, usually for laboratory testing. Phlebotomy may also be done to remove extra red blood cells from the blood, to treat certain blood disorders. Also called blood draw and venipuncture .

Detailed explanation-2: -What Is Phlebotomy? Phlebotomy is a term that’s drawn from two Latin words – “phleb, ‘’ meaning “vein, ‘’ and “tomia, ‘’ which means “cutting.” In today’s medical field, phlebotomy refers to the drawing or transfusion of blood from or into a patient’s veins.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definitions of phlebotomy. surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Phlebotomy is a medical procedure that involves the drawing of blood from an individual. The term phlebotomy comes from Phelps, which is Greek for “vein.”

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