erythrokinetics

erythrokinetics
A consideration of the kinetics of erythrocytes from their generation to destruction; erythrokinetic studies are sometimes made in cases of anemia to evaluate the balance between erythrocyte production and destruction. [erythro- + G. kinesis, movement]

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eryth·ro·ki·net·ics (ə-rith″ro-kĭ-netґiks) [erythro- + kinetics] the kinetics of erythrocytes, described by laboratory measurements of total red cell volume, rate of red cell production, and red cell life span (rate of destruction).

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Kinetics — (with an s at the end) refers to the rate of change in a biochemical (or other) reaction, the study of reaction rates. Kinetics is a noun. It is distinct from kinetic (an adjective) meaning with movement. The opposite of kinetic is akinetic… …   Medical dictionary

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