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Chapter 45
Orientation to the lab: key terms
Term | Definition |
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Artifact | Foreign objects visible through a microscope, but unrelated to the specimen, or non related to the object being examined |
Centrifuge | A device used to spin a specimen at high speed until it separates into its component parts |
Control sample | A specimen that has a known value; used as a comparison for test results on a patient sample |
Histology | The Study of microscopic evaluation of tissues to make a diagnosis |
Qualitive tests | Lab tests which test to see if a substance is present or absent in the specimen |
Quality control program | The component of the lab that ensures accuracy in test results through careful monitoring of test procedures |
Quantitative tests | Lab tests which give the concentration or amount of a substance in a tested specimen |
Reagents | A chemical or chemically treated substance used in test procedures and formulated to treat in specific ways when exposed under specific conditions |
Reference laboratory | A laboratory owned and operated by an organization outside the practice |
Serology | Testing the liquid part of the blood for antibodies against specific microorganisms |