metabisulfite test
[ mĕt′ə-bī-sŭl′fīt′ ]
n.
A test for sickle-cell hemoglobin in which red blood cells are deoxygenated by the addition of sodium metabisulfite and the cells containing the defective hemoglobin assume a sickle shape.
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metabolic acidosis,
metabolic alkalosis,
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