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

Differential white cell count (health) and visceromegaly (medicine)


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.





visceromegaly (medicine)


visceromegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the viscera, such as may be seen in acromegaly and Other disorders.

Synonym: organomegaly, splanchnomegaly.

Origin: viscero-+ G. Megas, large