MI 1.1 Review

Medical Intervention

A medical intervention refers to any action taken by a healthcare professional to prevent, diagnose, or treat a medical condition

Antigen

A protein/ molecule on the surface of an organism that can elicit an immune response

Antibody

a protein produced by the body to bind to foreign molecules as part of the immune response ( usually produced by B-cells)

Bioinformatics

The application of computational techniques to analyze and interpret biological data, particularly in genomics and molecular biology.

Concentration

The amount of a substance in a specified volume of solution

ELISA

A laboratory technique used to detect and quantify proteins, antibodies, or hormones in a sample.

Immunoassay

a test that uses the highly specific binding of antibodies to antigens to detect and measure biological molecules (analytes) in a sample

Enzyme

that acts as a catalyst to accelerate biochemical reactions, often involved in metabolic processes.

Genome

The complete set of genetic material present in an organism's cells, including all of its genes and non-coding sequences.

Outbreak

The occurrence of cases of a disease in a population or geographic area that is greater than expected over a given period of time.