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Bonewit Ch.19
Bonewit Ch.19 (Kayla Sharp)
Term | Definition |
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Agglutination | clumping of blood cells |
Analyte | A substance that is being identified or measured in na laboratory test. |
Antibody | A substance that is capable of combining with an antigen,resulting in an antigen-antibody reaction. |
Antigen | A substance capable of stimulating the formatioon of antibodies. |
Antiserum | A serum that contains antibodies. |
Blood antibody | A protein present in the blood plasma that is capable of combining with its corresponding blood antigen to produce an antigen-antibody reaction. |
Blood antigen | A protein present on the surface of red blood cells that determines a person's blood type. |
Donor | One who funishes something,such as blood,tissues,or organs,to be used in another individual. |
Gene | A unit of heredity. |
Glycogen | The form in which Carbohydrates are stored in the body. |
Glycosylation | The process of glucose attatching to hemeoglobin. |
HDL cholesterol | A lipoprotein,consisting of protein and cholesterol, that removes excess cholesterol from the cells. |
Hemeoglobin A1c | Compound found when glucose attaches or glycosylates to the proteins in hemeoglobin. |
Hyperglycemia | An abnormally high level of glucose in the blood. |
Hypoglycemia | An abnormally low level of glucose in the blood. |
In vitro | Occuring in glass. Refers to tests performed under artificial conditions,as in the laboratory. |
In vivo | Occuring in the living body or organiam. |
LDL cholesterol | A lipoprotein,consisting of protein and cholesterol,that picks up cholesterol and delivers it to the cells. |
Lipoprotein | A complex molecule consisting of protein and a lipid fraction such as cholesterol.Lipoproteins function in transporting lipids in the blood. |
Recipient | One who recieves something,such as a blood transfussion,from a donor. |