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polychromasia
Etymology:
Greek polys = many + chroma = color + -asia = condition
Hence meaning a state of taking both acid and basic dyes, and applied to red blood cells with this staining behavior.
Hence meaning a state of taking both acid and basic dyes, and applied to red blood cells with this staining behavior.
Definitions related to polychromasia:
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A measurement of the blue-staining characteristic of newly generated erythrocytes.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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The reaction of red cells to stain as indicated by the appearance of bluish or grayish colored erythrocytes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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