Abbe-Zeiss apparatus

noun

A device for counting blood cells.

Meanings

nounAbbe-Zeiss apparatus (plural Abbe-Zeiss apparatuses)

plural Abbe-Zeiss apparatuses

  1. medicineA device for counting blood cells.

    Synonyms: counting cell hemocytometer

Synonyms & antonyms

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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