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blood count vs differential blood count

differential blood count vs blood count

blood count and differential blood count both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blood count Yes No No No
differential blood count Yes No No No
As nouns, differential blood count is a hyponym of blood count; that is, differential blood count is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blood count:
  • blood count: the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
  • differential blood count: counting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in 1 cubic millimeter of blood; may be included as part of a complete blood count
Other hyponyms of blood count include blood profile, CBC, complete blood count.
blood count (noun) differential blood count (noun)
the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample counting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in 1 cubic millimeter of blood; may be included as part of a complete blood count
the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
Difference between blood count and differential blood count

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