Definition of cytocentrifuge in English: cytocentrifuge
noun Biology A centrifuge used for depositing cells suspended in a liquid on a slide for microscopic examination.
Example sentences
‘Total cell count was determined with a hemocytometer, and slides for differential cell counts were prepared with a cytocentrifuge.’ ‘Differential cell counts were obtained from slides prepared using a cytocentrifuge.’ ‘For the next step, thoroughly cleaned slides and a cytocentrifuge were used.’ verb [ with object] Biology Deposit (cells) on a slide using a cytocentrifuge.
‘aliquots of suspended cells were cytocentrifuged’
More example sentences
‘When a brothbased medium other than a Bactec bottle is received, the specimen is cytocentrifuged, stained, and, if positive, subcultured and probed.’ ‘BAL fluid is routinely cytocentrifuged and stained with Papanicolaou stain.’ ‘Cell preparations were obtained by cytocentrifuging 100 l of the suspension per slide.’ ‘Total cell counts from BAL fluid were counted in a hemacytometer, then cells were cytocentrifuged, and Wright stained.’ Pronunciation cytocentrifuge /ˌsʌɪtəʊˈsɛntrɪfjuːdʒ/