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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate — Diagnostics A rack of ESR tubes. MeSH … Wikipedia
erythrocyte — erythrocytic /i rith reuh sit ik/, adj. /i rith reuh suyt /, n. Physiol. See red blood cell. [1890 95; ERYTHRO + CYTE] * * * or red blood cell or red blood corpuscle Blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues. Hemoglobin… … Universalium
erythrocyte — Synonyms and related words: Rh factor, Rh negative, Rh positive, Rh type, Rhesus factor, antibody, antigen, arterial blood, blood, blood bank, blood cell, blood count, blood donor, blood donor center, blood group, blood grouping, blood picture,… … Moby Thesaurus
Complete blood count — A set values of the cellular (formed elements) of blood. These measurements are generally determined by specially designed machines that analyze the different components of blood in less than a minute. The values generally included are the… … Medical dictionary
platelet count — determination of the number of platelets per cubic millimeter of blood; it may be either a direct platelet count with a hemacytometer and a microscope or an indirect platelet count in which the ratio of platelets to erythrocytes on a blood smear… … Medical dictionary
Red cell count — The number of red blood cells (RBCs) in a volume of blood. The normal range varies slightly between laboratories but is generally between 4.2 5.9 million cells/cmm. This can also be referred to as the erythrocyte count and can be expressed in… … Medical dictionary
reticulocyte count — a calculation of the number of reticulocytes in 1 mm3 of peripheral blood, recorded as an absolute number or as the percentage of the erythrocyte count. It provides a means of assessing the erythropoietic activity of the bone marrow … Medical dictionary
Complete blood count — Blood count redirects here. For the Billy Strayhorn composition, see Blood Count. Complete blood count Diagnostics Schematics (also sometimes called Fishbones ) of shorthand for complete blood count commonly used by clinicians and healthcare… … Wikipedia
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 — the count of the number of red and white blood cells and platelets in a specific volume of blood. [1895 1900] * * * laboratory test that determines the number of red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)) and white blood cells (leukocytes … Universalium
