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|Short definition=Cramps - {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>}} (kun-VUL-zhun) condition in which muscles contract and relax rapidly, causing uncontrolled shaking of the body. Head injuries, high fevers, some medical disorders, and certain medications can cause convulsions. 
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|Type=Coombs test - {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>}} (Koomz test) A laboratory test to identify antibodies that can bind to and destroy the surface of red blood cells or platelets. This test is used to diagnose certain blood disorders in which patients make antibodies against their own red blood cells or platelets. It is also used to determine blood type. Also called an antiglobulin test {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]
|Short definition=Coombs test - {{Pronunciation}} (Koomz test) A laboratory test to identify antibodies that can bind to and destroy the surface of red blood cells or platelets. This test is used to diagnose certain blood disorders in which patients make antibodies against their own red blood cells or platelets. 
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Coombs test - {{Pronunciation}} (Koomz test) A laboratory test to identify antibodies that can bind to and destroy the surface of red blood cells or platelets. This test is used to diagnose certain blood disorders in which patients make antibodies against their own red blood cells or platelets. It is also used to determine blood type. Also called an antiglobulin test {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]

Revision as of 02:51, 8 January 2023

Coombs test
TermCoombs test
Short definitionCoombs test - (pronounced) (Koomz test) A laboratory test to identify antibodies that can bind to and destroy the surface of red blood cells or platelets. This test is used to diagnose certain blood disorders in which patients make antibodies against their own red blood cells or platelets. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Coombs test - (pronounced) (Koomz test) A laboratory test to identify antibodies that can bind to and destroy the surface of red blood cells or platelets. This test is used to diagnose certain blood disorders in which patients make antibodies against their own red blood cells or platelets. It is also used to determine blood type. Also called an antiglobulin test

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