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packed cells

DEFINITIONS OF: packed cells

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n a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma

packed cells are given to severely anemic patients in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with too much fluid”
Type of:
blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle
either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
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