Differential

Differential

A blood cell count in which the percentages of cell types are calculated as well as the total number of cells.

Mentioned in: Neutropenia, White Blood Cell Count and Differential

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differential

exhibiting or depending on a difference.

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differential absorption

see differential absorption.

differential cell count

see differential count.

differential diagnosis

the differences between diseases in terms of clinical signs and epidemiological parameters; used as a basis for selecting as a diagnosis the one with the best fit to those seen in the subject.

differential leukocyte count

see differential count.

differential milk cell counts

count of cells in a milk sample including individual counts of somatic cells and individual leukocyte types.

differential thromboplastin time

used in differentiating the cause of hemophilia. Reagents containing either factor VIII or factor IX are added in the partial thromboplastin time test to demonstrate which factor corrects the prolonged clotting time.