Clinical Pathology Terminology

Question 1

RTT

Answer 1

Red top tube

Question 2

SST

Answer 2

Serum separator tube

Question 3

BUN

Answer 3

Blood Urea Niteogen

Question 4

IU/L

Answer 4

International units per liter

Question 5

mEq/L

Answer 5

milliequivalent per liter

Question 6

ALT

Answer 6

Alanine aminotransferase

Question 7

AST

Answer 7

Aspartate aminotransferase

Question 8

mg/dL

Answer 8

Milligrams per deciliter

Question 9

CPK

Answer 9

Creatine phosphokinase

Question 10

GGT

Answer 10

Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase

Question 11

ALP

Answer 11

Alkaline phosphatase

Question 12

Azot/o

Answer 12

Nitrogen

Question 13

Glyc/o

Answer 13

Glucose, sugar

Question 14

Kal/i

Answer 14

Potassium

Question 15

Calc/i

Answer 15

Calcium

Question 16

Lip/o

Answer 16

Lipid, fat

Question 17

-emia

Answer 17

Blood condition

Question 18

-ase

Answer 18

Enzyme

Question 19

Natr/o

Answer 19

Sodium

Question 20

Serology

Answer 20

The study of serum

Question 21

Sample

Answer 21

Portion of a whole

Question 22

Urea

Answer 22

The diamide of carbonic acid found in urine, blood, and lymph

Question 23

Spectrophotometer

Answer 23

Instrument for measuring light

Question 24

Colorimetry

Answer 24

Measurement of the intensity of color in a fluid or substance

Question 25

Urease

Answer 25

Enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of urea to ammonia and CO2

Question 26

Bilirubin

Answer 26

Yellow bile pigment produced by breakdown of heme

Question 27

Calibrate

Answer 27

To graduate or standardize any measuring instrument

Question 28

Quantitative

Answer 28

Expressing or denoting a quantity

Question 29

Qualitative

Answer 29

Pertaining to quality, value, or nature of something

Question 30

Globulins

Answer 30

Group of proteins in blood plasma

Question 31

Refractometer

Answer 31

Instrument for measuring the degree of refraction in translucent substances

Question 32

Icterus

Answer 32

“Yellow”

Question 33

“Lytes”

Answer 33

Electrolytes

Question 34

Creatine

Answer 34

Found in muscle tissue, non protein substance in the body

Question 35

Albumin

Answer 35

Any protein that’s soluble in water, coagulate by heat

Question 36

Carotenes

Answer 36

Yellow-red pigment

Question 37

Quality Control

Answer 37

Method of repeated assays of known standard materials

Question 38

Amylase

Answer 38

Enzyme, catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch to sugars

Question 39

Turbidity

Answer 39

Cloudiness

Question 40

Deciliter

Answer 40

One tenth of a liter

Question 41

Grass Tetany

Answer 41

Magnesium deficiency disease in cows

Question 42

Postprandial

Answer 42

“After a meal”

Question 43

Bile acids

Answer 43

In the liver, secreted into the duodenum

Question 44

Uric acids

Answer 44

Main excretory end product of protein metabolism in species of birds/reptiles; colorless

Question 45

Cholestasis

Answer 45

Inability of bile to pass normally out of the liver

Question 46

Panel

Answer 46

List of chemistries/chemistry tests

Question 47

Conjugated

Answer 47

Formed by the union of two compounds

Question 48

Extracellular fluid

Answer 48

Contains proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid

Question 49

Reference range

Answer 49

Range of values for a healthy animal