"Fåhræus effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Fåhræus effects [plural]
Etymology: Named after Swedish scientist Robin Fåhræus. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fåhræus effect (plural Fåhræus effects)
  1. (physiology) The decrease in average concentration of red blood cells in human blood as the diameter of the glass tube in which it is flowing decreases. Wikipedia link: Robin Fåhræus Categories (topical): Blood, Physiology Related terms: Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect
    Sense id: en-Fåhræus_effect-en-noun-xj9IJi~X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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