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Clinical Chemistry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |