blood film

English
Two push-type peripheral blood smears suitable for characterization of cellular blood elements. Left smear is unstained, right smear is stained with Wright-Giemsa combination method.

Noun

blood film (plural blood films)

  1. A thin layer of blood spread on a microscope slide for examination of the various blood cells and detection of parasites.
    Synonym: blood smear

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