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- 3. Determining the accuracy of an instrument by comparing its output with that of a known standard or another instrument known to be accurate.
- 5. A solid, liquid, or semisolid medium designed to support the growth of microorganisms, especially bacteria and fungus.
- 11. The study and science that deal with the effects, antidotes, and detection of poisons or drugs.
- 13. A process to ensure the reliability of test results, often using manufactured samples with known values.
- 15. Fluids with high concentrations of protein and cellular debris that have escaped from the blood vessels and have been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces.
- 16. Any substance that can be breathed into the lungs.
- 17. Free from all living organisms
- 19. The study of tissues.
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- 1. To withdraw fluid using suction.
- 2. The substance or chemical being analyzed or detected in a specimen.
- 4. A physician specially trained in the nature and cause of disease.
- 6. Category of medication or a chemical that prevents clotting of blood.
- 7. A blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured.
- 8. Causing or tending to cause the gradual destruction of a substance by chemical action.
- 9. The study of cells using microscopic methods.
- 10. Capable of burning, corroding, or damaging tissue by chemical action.
- 12. Scientific tests or techniques used regarding the detection of crime.
- 14. The growth of only one microorganism in a culture or on a nutrient surface.
- 18. A substance for use in a chemical reaction.