Schilling's blood count

Schilling's blood count definition - medical

Schil·ling's blood count (shĭlˈĭngz)

noun
A method of counting blood cells in which the polymorphonuclear neutrophils are separated into four groups according to the number and the arrangement of the nuclear masses in each cell. Also called Schilling's index.

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