See Also: white blood cell differential(medicine)
Differential white cell count(health)
Automated white cell differential(health)
differential white blood count(medicine)
white blood cell(medicine)
white cell cast(medicine)
white blood cell(dictionary)
defector(dictionary)
white blood cell count(medicine)
white blood cell cast(medicine)

Differential white cell count (health) and defector (iou)


Differential white cell count (health)


The proportions of the different types of white cells in the blood, usually split into the different types of granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils. The differential white cell count was originally done by visual inspection of the blood and is now often machine-generated. Normal values are: 24-62% neutrophils, 19-53% lymphocytes, 2-12% monocytes, 0-7% eosinophils, and 0-2% basophils.





defector (iou)



defector noun. M17.
[Latin defector, formed as DEFECT noun: see -OR.]
A person who defects; one who changes sides or who deserts (cf. DEFECT verb 2).