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nounA device for counting blood cells.
Origin
From the names of its creators: Ernst Abbe, German physicist, and Carl Zeiss, German optician.
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Abbe-Zeiss apparatus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abbe-Zeiss%20apparatus
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