What Does Phlebotomy Mean

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Multiple Choice

What does phlebotomy mean?

• A) A condition of varicose veins
• B) Venous thrombosis
• C) Removal of a vein or a segment of a vein
• D) Opening a vein for removal of blood

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Definitions:

Silencers

Devices attached to or part of the barrel of firearms that reduce the noise, muzzle flash, and recoil when the gun is fired.

Transcription

The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA, which can be used to produce proteins.

Transcription Factors

Proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA.

Gene Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product, often proteins, which can affect the phenotype of the organism.