Stick, heel — A procedure in which a newborn baby s heel is pricked and then a small amount of the blood is collected, usually with a narrow gauge ( capillary ) glass tube or a filter paper. The heel stick is now the most common way to draw blood from newborns … Medical dictionary
Neonatal heel prick — The neonatal heel prick is a common procedure for taking a blood sample from the heel of newborn infants. A pinprick puncture is made in the heel of the infant s foot, and blood from the foot is soaked into pre printed collection cards known as… … Wikipedia
Field hockey stick — In Field hockey, each player carries a stick and cannot take part in the game without it. The stick is usually between 36 and 38 long (but this is not defined or restricted)and traditionally made of wood but now almost all the more expensive… … Wikipedia
Tar Heel — (or Tarheel) is a nickname applied to the state and inhabitants of North Carolina. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams and students.The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most experts believe… … Wikipedia
Ice hockey stick — An ice hockey stick is a piece of equipment used in ice hockey to shoot, pass, and carry the puck. Ice hockey sticks are approximately 150 200 cm long, composed of a long, slender shaft with a flat extension at one end called the blade. The blade … Wikipedia
size stick — noun a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot • Hypernyms: ↑measuring stick, ↑measure, ↑measuring rod * * * noun : a measuring stick or mechanical device used by shoe fitters to measure a… … Useful english dictionary
bak- — bak English meaning: stick, to hit Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stab as Stutze”, also ‘stechen, stoßen, schlagen”? Material: Lat. baculum “ a staff, walking stick “ from *bac (c)lom, older *bak tlom; vestiges of cc in Dimin. bacillum,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
Venipuncture — In medicine venipuncture or venepuncture (also known as phlebotomy, venesection, blood draw, drawing blood or taking blood) is the process of obtaining a sample of venous blood. Usually a 5 ml to 25 ml sample of blood is adequate depending on… … Wikipedia
Phlebotomist — A phlebotomist ( φλέψ = vein, τομός = cutting ) is an individual trained to draw blood, either for laboratory tests or for blood donations.Their rolePhlebotomy is the act of drawing blood either for testing or transfusion. It is a skill employed… … Wikipedia
