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    Sickle Cell Count

    Definition 1

    The determination of the number of sickle cells present in a sample. (NCI Thesaurus)

    Definition 2

    A measurement of the sickle cells (sickle shaped red blood cells) in a biological specimen. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)




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