Question | Answer |
(as it pertains to blood) Clumping of blood cells. | AGGLUTINATION |
A substance that is capable of combining with an antigen, resulting in an antigen-antibody reaction. | ANTIBODY |
A substance capable of stimulating the formation of antibodies. | ANTIGEN |
A serum that contains antibodies. | ANTISERUM (PL. ANTISERA) |
A protein present in the blood plasma that is capable of combining with its corresponding blood antigen to produce an antigen-antibody reaction. | BLOOD ANTIBODY |
A protein present on the surface of red blood cells that determines a person's blood type. | BLOOD ANTIGEN |
One who furnishes something, such as blood, tissue, or organs, to be used in another individual. | DONOR |
A unit of heredity | GENE |
The form in which carbohydrate is stored in the body. | GLYCOGEN |
The process of glucose attaching to hemoglobin | GLYCOSYLATION |
A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, which removes excess cholesterol from the cells. | HDL CHOLESTEROL |
Compound formed when glucose attaches or glycosylates to the protein in hemoglobin. | HEMOGLOBIN A |
An abnormally high level of glucose in the blood. | HYPERGLYCEMIA |
An abnormally low level of glucose in the blood. | HYPOGLYCEMIA |
Occurring in glass. Refers to tests performed under artificial conditions, as in the laboratory. | IN VITRO |
Occurring in the living body or organism. | IN VIVO |
A lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that picks up cholesterol and delivers it to the cells. | LDL CHOLESTEROL |
A complex molecule consisting of protein and a lipid fraction such as cholesterol. Lipoproteins function in transporting lipids in the blood. | LIPOPROTEIN |
One who receives something, such as a blood transfusion, from a donor. | RECIPIENT |