This is the use of
chemistry techniques to aid in the
diagnosis or
treatment of
diseases and
disorders. Clinical chemistry
techniques can involve such things as testing
blood or
urine for the presence of certain
biomolecules or
metabolites, therapeutic
drug monitoring, etc. See also
immunology,
hematology,
toxicology,
nutrition, and
endocrinology.
From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.