monk. n. A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his order: a Carthusian monk; a Buddhist monk.
Complete Blood Count (CBC): EDTA tubes (purple top): Purple top tubes should be 50-60% full. Do not overfill tubes. Gently mix specimen by inverting 5-10 times and place it on a rocker for up to 30 minutes, then refrigerate at 2-8Â°C. When a differential is required as part of a CBC, slides must be prepared within 12 hours of blood collection. Refrigerated EDTA blood is stable for CBC for up to 24 hours.
The capillary tube is a copper tube of very small internal diameter. It is of very long length and it is coiled to several turns so that it would occupy less space. The internal diameter of the capillary tube used for the refrigeration and air conditioning applications varies from 0.5 to 2.28 mm (0.020 to 0.09 inches). Capillary tube used as the throttling device in the domestic refrigerators, deep freezers, water coolers and air conditioners. slide 2 of 10.