fragility test


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fragility test

[frə′jil·əd·ē ‚test]
(pathology)
A measure of the resistance of red blood cells to osmotic hemolysis in hypotonic salt solutions of graded dilutions.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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