Question | Answer |
Agglutination | (as pertains to blood) ; clumping of blood cells |
Antibody | A substance that is capable of combining with an antigen, resulting in an antigen-antibody reaction |
Antigen | A substance capable of stimulating the formation of antibodies. |
Antiserum | A serum that contains antibodies |
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 individual. |
gene | A unit of heredity. |
Glycosylation | The process of glucose attaching to hemoglobin. |
HDL cholesterol | a lipoprotein, consisting of protein & cholesterol, which removes excess cholesterol from the cells |
hemoglbin A1c | compound formed when glucose attaches or glycosylates to the protein in hemoglobin |
hyperglycemia | an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood |
hypoglycemia | an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood |
In Vitro | occurring in glass; refers to tests performed under artificial conditions, as in the laboratory |
In Vivo | occurring in the living body or organism |
LDL cholesterol | a lipoprotein, consisting of protein and cholesterol, that picks up cholesteraol & deliveries it to the cells |
lipoprotein | a complex molecule consisting of protein & a lipid fraction such as cholesterol; its function is transporting lipids in the blood |
recipient | one who receives something, such as a blood transfusion from a donor |
analyte | a substance that is being identified or measured in a laboratory test |
blood antibody | a protein present in the blood plasma that is capable of combining with its corresponding blood antigen to produce an antigen-antibody reacion |