blood film

English

Two push-type peripheral blood smears suitable for characterization of cellular blood elements. Left smear is unstained, right smear is stained with Wright-Giemsa combination method.

Noun

blood film (plural blood films)

1. A thin layer of blood spread on a microscope slide for examination of the various blood cells and detection of parasites.

   Synonym: blood smear

Translations

blood spread on a slide

• Portuguese: esfregaço sanguíneo m
• Swedish: blodutstryk n