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10 X lens | a magnifying lens in the ocular of a microscope that magnifies an image ten times |
artifact | any irrelevant object or mark observed when examining specimens or graphic records that is not related to the object being examined |
biohazard symbol | a symbol that must appear on all containers used to store waste products blood, blood products, or other speciemns that may be infectious |
centrifuge | a device used to spin a specimen at high speed until it seperates into its component parts |
certificate of waiver tests | laboratory tests that pose an insignificant risk to the patient if they are performed or interpreted incorrectly |
compound microscrop | a microscope that uses 2 lenses to magnify the image created by condensed light |
control sample | specimen that has a known value |
hazard label | shortned version of MSDS |
objectives | the set of magnifying lenses contained in the nosepiece of a compound microscope |
ocular | an eyepiece of a mucroscope |
oil immersion objective | microscope objective that is designed to be lowered into a drop of immersion oil placed directly above the prepared specimen |
optical microscope | a microscope that uses light concentrated through a condensor and focused through the object being examined to project an image |
photometer | an instrument that measures light intensity |
POL physcians office laboratory | a laboratory contained in a physcians office |
proficiency testing program | a required set of tests for clinical laboratories |
qualative test response | a test result that indicates the substance tested for either present or absent |
quality assurance program | a required program for clinical labortories designed to monitor the quality of patient care |
quality control program | a component of a quality assurance program that focuses on ensuring accuracy in lab test results through careful monitoring of test procedures |
quantitative test result | the concentration of a test substance in a specimen |
reagent | a chemical or chemically treated substance used in test prodcedures and formulated to react in specfic ways when exposed under specific conditions |
refrernce laboratory | a laboratory owned and operated by an organization outside the physicians practice |
standard | specimen for which test values are already known |