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Main Entry: fragility test
Function: noun
: a test of the relative fragility of red blood cells made by exposing them to hypotonic solutions and determining the point atwhich they rupture
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fragility test n.
A test to measure the resistance of red blood cells to hemolysis in hypotonic saline solutions. Also called erythrocyte fragility test.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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