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Record 1 2012-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
DEF

A common kind of hemacytometer; a device used in manual blood counts, consisting of a microscopic slide with a depression whose base is marked in grids, and into which a measured volume of a sample of blood or bacterial culture is placed and covered with a cover glass.

OBS

The number of cells and formed blood elements in the squares is counted under a microscope and used as a representative sample for calculating the unit volume.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
OBS

Appareil constitué d'une lame creuse et d'un couvre-lame; il sert à la numération des cellules sanguines.

Spanish

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