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Abstract
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.
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- Blood Cell Count, White
- Leukocyte Number
- White Blood Cell Count
- Count, Leukocyte
- Counts, Leukocyte
- Leukocyte Counts
- Leukocyte Numbers
- Number, Leukocyte
- Numbers, Leukocyte
- Differential Leukocyte Count
- Leukocyte Count, Differential
- Count, Differential Leukocyte
- Counts, Differential Leukocyte
- Differential Leukocyte Counts
- Leukocyte Counts, Differential
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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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usually NIM; coord NIM with specific leukocyte (IM) but LYMPHOCYTE COUNT is also available; coord with disease /blood, not /physiopathol
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Leukocyte Count. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007958. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007958
- Leukocyte Count. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52307097