Preferred Label : blood buffy coat;
MeSH definition : The fraction of a blood sample, following CENTRIFUGATION, that is distinguished as
a thin light-colored layer between the RED BLOOD CELLS, underneath it, and the PLASMA,
above it. It is composed mostly of WHITE BLOOD CELLS and PLATELETS.;
MeSH synonym : blood buffy coats; buffy coats, blood; buffy coat, blood;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Buffy coat;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy coat;
Origin ID : D058621;
UMLS CUI : C2936475;
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The fraction of a blood sample, following CENTRIFUGATION, that is distinguished as
a thin light-colored layer between the RED BLOOD CELLS, underneath it, and the PLASMA,
above it. It is composed mostly of WHITE BLOOD CELLS and PLATELETS.