Question | Answer |
Agglutination | Clumpoung of blood cells. |
Analyte | A substance that is being identified or measured in a 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 formation of antibodies. |
Antiserum | A serum that contains antibodies.(pl. antisera) |
Blood antibody | A protein present in the blood plasma that is capable of combining with its corresponding blood antigen to produce an antigen-antibodie reaction. |
Blood antigen | A protein present on thesurface of red blood cells that determines a person's blood type. |
Donor | One who furnishes something; such as blood, tissue, or orangs, to be used in another individual. |
Gene | A unit of heredity. |
Glycogen | The form in which carbohydrates is stored in the body., |
Glycosylation | The process of glucose attaching to hemoglobin. |
HDL cholesterol | A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that 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 glucosein 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 organism. |
LDL cholesterol | A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that picks up cholesterol and delivers in to the cells. |
Lipoprotein | A complex molecule consisting of protein and a lipid fraction such as cholesterol. Lopoproteins function in transporting lipids in the blood. |
Recipient | One who revevies something, such as blood transfusions. from a donor. |