Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Laboratorio-en-un-chip
Lab-on-a-chip
An instrument that uses very small amounts of fluid on a microchip to do certain laboratory tests. A lab-on-a-chip may use body fluids or solutions containing cells or cell parts to diagnose diseases. Also called microfluidic device.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.