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White cell differential, automated
A machine-generated percentage of the different types of white blood cells, usually split into granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils
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- Headache, migraine See migraine headache.
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- Virus, negative-strand RNA See: Negative-strand RNA virus
- Y (in chemistry) The symbol for the element yttrium, an ultrarare metal named after Ytterby in southern Sweden. Yttrium has…
- Plano In practical optics, a surface that has been worked flat
- Acoustic nerve A cranial nerve concerned with hearing, balance and head position. The acoustic nerve is the 8th cranial…
- Progesterone receptor test A laboratory test to determine if breast cancer cells have progesterone receptors on their surface. If the…
- Bell's palsy Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. Bell's…