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Bonewit #19
Blood Chem and Immunology Carrie
Question | Answer |
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agglutination | clumping blood cells |
analyte | a substance that is being identified or measured in a lab test |
antibody | a substance capable of combining with an antigen, resulting in an antigen-antibody reaction |
antiserum | a serum that contains antibodies |
blood antibody | a protein present in the blood plasma that is capable of combing with its corresponding blood antigen to produce an antigen-antibody reaction |
blood antigen | a protein present on the surface of the red blood cells that determines a persons blood type |
donor | one who furnishes something such as blood, tissue, or organs to be used in another individual |
gene | a unit of heredity |
glycogen | the form in which carbs is stored in the body |
glycosylation | the process of glucose attaching to hemoglobin |
HDL cholestrol | a lipoprotein, consisting of protein & cholesterol, which removes excess cholesterol from the cells |
hemoglobin A1c | compound formed when glucose attaches or glycosylates to the protein in hemoglobin |
hyperglycemia | an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood |
hypoglycemia | an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood |
in vitro | occurring in glass; refers to tests performed under artificial conditions, as in the laboratory |
in vivo | occurring in the living body or organism |
LDL cholesterol | a lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that picks up cholesteraol & deliveries it to the cells |
lipoprotein | a complex molecule consisting of protein & a lipid fraction such as cholesterol; its function is transporting lipids in the blood |
recipient | one who receives something, such as a blood transfusion from a donor |
antigen | a substance capable of stimulating he formation of antibodies |