PACKED CELLS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma

Example:

packed cells are given to severely anemic patients in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with too much fluid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("packed cells" is a kind of...):

blood cell; blood corpuscle; corpuscle (either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets)