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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal physiology
  3. circulatory system physiology
  4. blood composition
  5. blood cell counts
  6. leukocyte count
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal physiology
  3. circulatory system physiology
  4. blood composition
  5. blood cell counts
  6. leukocyte count
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal physiology
  3. circulatory system physiology
  4. blood composition
  5. blood cell counts
  6. leukocyte count
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal physiology
  3. circulatory system physiology
  4. blood composition
  5. blood cell counts
  6. leukocyte count
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal physiology
  3. circulatory system physiology
  4. blood composition
  5. blood cell counts
  6. leukocyte count
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. methodology
  3. diagnostic techniques
  4. hematologic tests
  5. blood cell counts
  6. leukocyte count

Preferred term

leukocyte count

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A count of the number of white blood cells per unit volume in venous blood. A differential leukocyte count measures the relative numbers of the different types of white cells.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • differential leucocyte count
  • differential leukocyte count
  • leucocyte count
  • leucocyte number
  • leukocyte number
  • WBC count
  • WBC count (white blood cell count)
  • WBC number
  • WBC number (white blood cell number)
  • white blood cell count
  • white blood cell number

In other languages

  • recuento de leucocitos

    Spanish

  • conteo diferencial de leucocitos
  • número de glóbulos blancos
  • número de leucocitos
  • recuento de glóbulos blancos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18079

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