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Blood smear
Stained blood on microscope slide / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A blood smear, peripheral blood smear or blood film is a thin layer of blood smeared on a glass microscope slide and then stained in such a way as to allow the various blood cells to be examined microscopically. Blood smears are examined in the investigation of hematological (blood) disorders and are routinely employed to look for blood parasites, such as those of malaria and filariasis.
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![]() Two push-type peripheral blood smears suitable for characterization of cellular blood elements. Left smear is unstained, right smear is stained with Wright-Giemsa stain. | |
ICD-9-CM | 90.5 |
MedlinePlus | 003665 |
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