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Blodd chemistry and immunology-Devon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agglutination | clumping of blood cells |
| analyte | a substance that being identified or measured in a laboratory test |
| antibody | a substance that is capable of combining with an antgen, resulting in antigen-antibody reaction |
| antigen | a substance capable of stimulating the formation 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 antibody-antigen reaction |
| blood antigen | a protein present on the surface of red blood cells that determines a person's blood type |
| donor | one who furnishes something, such as blood, tissue, or organs to be used in another indiviual |
| gene | a unit of heridity |
| glycogen | the form in which carbohydrates is stored in the body |
| glycosylation | the process of glucos attatching to hemoglobin |
| HDL cholesterol | a lipoprotein consisting of protein and cholerterol, that removes excess choleterol from the cells |
| hemoglobin A1c | compound formed when glucose attaches or glycosylates to the protein in hemoglobin |
| hyperglycimia | an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood |
| hypoglycimai | an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood |
| in vitro | occuring in glass. refers to test performed under artificial conditions as in the laboratory |
| in vivo | occuring in the living body or organism |
| lipoprotein | a complex molecule consisting of protein and a lipid fraction such as choloestrol. lipoprotein function in transporting lipids in the blood |
| recipient | one who recieves something, such as a blood transfusion from a donor |
| LDL cholesterol | a lioprotein consitiing of protein and a lipid freaction such as cholesterol that picks up cholesterol and delivers it to the cells |
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