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Clinical Chemistry
Term | Definition |
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One group of enzymes that cleave starch, glycogen, and other glucans | |
Mineral important for blood clotting, enzyme activation, lactation, functioning of nerves and heart, and firmness of bones | |
Substance occurring in animal tissue, egg yolk, various oils, fat from liver, kidney, and adrenal glands | |
Substance that in a solution conducts an electric current and is decomposed by by its passage | |
Movement of charged particles through the medium in which they are dispersed as a result of changes electrical potential | |
Proteins that change rate of chemical reactions without needing external energy source or being changed themselves | |
Absence from food, usually voluntary | |
Fasting blood sugar. Testing blood glucose level after period of fasting | |
Simple sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate | |
Test for diabetes mellitus and other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism | |
High density lipoprotein also known as good cholesterol | |
Destroying red blood cell | |
Condition marked by yellow staining of body tissue and fluids m, as a result of excessive levels of bilirubin in blood stream | |
Low density lipoprotein aka bad cholesterol | |
Fat splitting enzyme found in blood pancreatic secretion and tissue | |
Death of cell or microorganisms, caused by antibodies, enzymes, or other substance | |
Mineral element found in soft tissue, muscles, bones, and to some extent bodily fluids | |
Inorganic element or compound occurring in nature | |
Measurement of light using rays | |
Mineral element that serves as a principal ion in intracellular fluids and as an important electrolyte in extracellular fluid | |
compounds that is synthesized by all living organisms and yield amino acids when hydrolyzed | |
Most abundant ion in extracellular fluids | |
Estimated of coloring in a matter by using a spectroscope | |
Any combination of glycerol with three of five different fatty acids | |
Triglycerides | |
Jaundice | |
Lipase | |
Amylase |