Category: C

An antigen having the ability to react with more than one specific antibody.  

A molecular marker found on normal fetal cells and in the bloodstream of patients with cancers of the colon, breast, lung, and other organs. Assays for CEA are used both to monitor the effectiveness of treatments for cancer and to provide prognostic information to patients.  

An antidote that reacts with the poison to produce a harmless chemical compound. For example, table salt precipitates silver nitrate and forms that much less toxic silver chloride. Chemical antidotes should be used sparingly and, after their use, should be removed from the stomach by gastric lavage because they may produce serious results if allowed…

An antibody that lyses cells by binding to a cellular antigen and activating complement or killer cells.  

An antibody that reacts with antigens other than its specific antigen because they contain binding sites that are structurally similar to its specific antigen.  

In medical research involving the use of animals, an animal that is not treated, but is housed and cared for under the same conditions as the treated animal(s).  

An animal whose body temperature varies according to the temperature of the environment.  

The angle formed by the basifacial and basicranial axes at the midpoint of the sphenoethmoidal suture.  

The angle formed on each side of the trunk by the junction of the last rib with the lumbar vertebrae.  

The lateral inferior corner of the pulmonary cavity bordered by the ribs and diaphragm.