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Hemocytometer

[hee-moh-sahy-tom-i-ter, hem-oh-]

he·mo·cy·tom·e·ter

[hee-moh-sahy-tom-i-ter, hem-oh-]
noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument for counting blood cells.


Origin:
1875–80; hemo- + cyto- + -meter
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the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
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haemocytometer, (US) haemacytometer, (US) hemocytometer or (US) hemacytometer (ˌhiːməʊsaɪˈtɒmɪtə)
 
n
med an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting the blood and a ruled glass slide on which the cells are counted under a microscope
 
haemacytometer, (US) haemacytometer, (US) hemocytometer or (US) hemacytometer
 
n
 
hemocytometer, (US) haemacytometer, (US) hemocytometer or (US) hemacytometer
 
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hemacytometer, (US) haemacytometer, (US) hemocytometer or (US) hemacytometer
 
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hemocytometer he·mo·cy·tom·e·ter (hē'mō-sī-tŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
An instrument for counting the blood cells in a measured volume of blood. Also called hemacytometer.

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