| NOUN | body | packed cells | a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma |
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| Meaning | A preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma. | |
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| Example | "packed cells are given to severely anemic patients in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with too much fluid" | |
| Broader | blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle | Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets |
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