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differential blood count

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Main Entry: differential blood count
Function: noun
: a blood count which includes separate counts for each kind of white blood cell —compare COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, WHITE COUNT
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differential blood count dif·fer·en·tial blood count (dĭf'ə-rěn'shəl)
n.
An estimate, based on cell counts in a representative sample, of the percentage of white blood cell types that make up the total white blood cell count.

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