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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Osmotic Fragility
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Fragilidad Osmótica
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Fragilidade Osmótica
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Synonyms English:
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Fragility, Osmotic
Fragility, Saline
Saline Fragility
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Tree Number:
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E01.370.225.625.550
E05.200.625.550
G09.188.640
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Definition English:
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RED BLOOD CELL sensitivity to change in OSMOTIC PRESSURE. When exposed to a hypotonic concentration of sodium in a solution, red cells take in more water, swell until the capacity of the cell membrane is exceeded, and burst. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not coord with ERYTHROCYTES since this is defined in terms of erythrocytes; NIM
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History Note English:
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70(65)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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10173
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Unique Identifier:
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D009996
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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