iron-binding capacity

iron-binding capacity (IBC),

the extent to which transferrin in the serum of a given patient can bind serum iron.

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capacity,

n legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness.

capacity, functional residual,

n (normal capacity), the volume of gas in the lungs at resting expiratory level.

capacity, iron-binding,

n a measure of the binding capacity of iron in the serum; helps to differentiate the causes of hypoferremia. This capacity tends to increase in iron deficiency and diminishes in chronic diseases and during infection.

capacity, normal,

n See capacity, functional residual.

capacity, total lung (TLC),

n the volume of air in the lungs at the end of maximal inspiration.

capacity, vital (VC),

n the maximum volume of air that can be expired after maximal inspiration.