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R. Zender (Switzerland). Republication or reproduction of this report or its storage and/or dissemination by electronic means is permitted without the need for formal IUPACpermission on condition that an acknowledgement, with full reference to thesource along with use of the copyright symbol 0, the name IUPAC Glossary of terms in quantities and units in clinical chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996) SynopsisFrom 1967 onwards, a number of documents prepared by the IUPAUC-QUCC and IFCC/C-QU (from 1996-01-01 C-MU), with input from many clinical laboratory scientists worldwide, and consistent with standards promulgated by authoritative international scientific organisations, have been published. Because of the importance of a consistent terminology in clinical chemistry and because these documents are often published in journals that may not be readily accessible, the C-NPU has prepared a glossary containing those terms considered of particular interest to the clinical chemistry and clinical laboratory science communities. The glossary has been compiled from definitions taken from published documents of the C-NPU. Also it contains a number of terms, and their definitions, considered relevant to the practice of clinical chemistry, taken from the oflicial documents of other commissions of IUPAC and of international scientific organisations such as the International Organisation for Standardisation, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. IntroductionThe goals of the IUPAC Commission on Quantities and Units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-CQUCC)/IFCC Committee on Quantities and Units (IFCC-CQU) (formerly Expert Panel on Quantities and Units -EPQU) are to participate in the definition and of quantities and units used for health care and related activities, and to ensure that such quantities and units are consistent with standards promulgated by authoritative international standards organizations in metrology. To achieve these goals, a number of documents prepared by the Commission/ Committee, with input from many clinical laboratory scientists worldwide, have been published since 1967 (1 -10). A compendium of all these publications is currently in preparation.Because of the importance of a consistent terminology in clinical chemistry and because these documents are often published in journals that may not be readily accessible, the CommissiodCommittee felt that a glossary containing those terms considered of particular use to the practising clinical chemist would be helpful to the clinical chemistry and clinical laboratory science communities. As a result, the glossary has been compiled from definitions taken from published documents of the CommissiodCommittee (1-10). Also it contains a number of terms, and their definiticns, considered relevant to the practice of clinical chemistry, taken from the official documents of other commissions of W A C (11, 15, 17, 18) and of international scientific organizations such as the International Orga...

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