An instrument used in counting the blood corpuscles in a sample of blood.
A special glass chamber of known volume into which diluted blood is introduced. The numbers of the various blood cells present are then counted visually, through a microscope. Hemocytometers have been largely replaced by electronic cell counters.
A device for determining the number of cells in a stated volume of blood.
Hemocytometer, a device utilized for the enumeration of platelets or other types of blood cells.