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haemocytometer [ˌhiːməʊsaɪˈtɒmɪtə], haemacytometer US, hemocytometer, hemacytometer n (Medicine) Med an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting the blood and a ruled glass slide on which the cells are counted under a microscope How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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6% crystal violet in 4% acetic acid and counted in a hemocytometer to obtain the total cell count. Because, we believe, it is almost impossible to count bacteria in a hemocytometer and because by using this method both viable and nonviable organisms would be counted, a significant number of organisms in the culture may not have been viable after overnight incubation. The manual hemocytometer method, by comparison, typically measures less than one hundred cells and is very subjective. |
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