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differential blood count — noun counting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in 1 cubic millimeter of blood; may be included as part of a complete blood count • Hypernyms: ↑blood count * * * noun or differential count : an enumeration of the number of… … Useful english dictionary
differential blood count — n a blood count which includes separate counts for each kind of white blood cell compare COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, WHITE COUNT * * * see differential leucocyte count * * * differential leukocyte count a … Medical dictionary
differential leucocyte count — differential blood count a determination of the proportions of the different kinds of white cells (leucocytes) present in a sample of blood. Usually 100 white cells are counted and classified under the microscope or by electronic apparatus, so… … The new mediacal dictionary
white count — n the count or the total number of white blood cells in the blood usu. stated as the number in one cubic millimeter compare DIFFERENTIAL BLOOD COUNT … Medical dictionary
Differential white cell count — The proportions of the different types of white cells in the blood, usually split into the different types of granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils. The differential white cell count was originally done by visual… … Medical dictionary
differential leucocyte count — a determination of the proportions of the different kinds of white cells (leucocytes) present in a sample of blood. Usually 100 white cells are counted and classified under the microscope or by electronic apparatus, so that the results can… … Medical dictionary
Differential — may refer to: Contents 1 Mathematics 2 Natural sciences and engineering 3 Social sciences 4 Medicine 5 … Wikipedia
count — 1. A reckoning, enumeration, or accounting. 2. To enumerate or score. Addis c. a quantitative enumeration of the red blood c., white blood c., and casts in a 12 hr urine specimen; used to follow the progress of known renal disease … Medical dictionary
Blood count — The calculated number of white or red blood cells (WBCs or RBCs) in a cubic millimeter of blood. * * * Calculation of the number of red (RBC) or white (WBC) blood cells in a cubic millimeter of blood, by means of counting the cells in an accurate … Medical dictionary
blood count — noun 1. the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample • Hypernyms: ↑count 2. the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample • Hypernyms: ↑count, ↑counting, ↑numeration, ↑enumeration, ↑recko … Useful english dictionary
