Rheoscope

A rheoscope is an instrument for detecting or measuring the viscosity of a fluid. In the study of blood flow, a rheoscope is used to observe and measure the deformation of blood cells subject to different levels of fluid shear stress. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Gerard Meurant Physical Forces and the Mammalian Cell, Academic Press, 2012 ISBN 032314019X, page 28
  • Stein, Jess, ed. (1980). The Random House college dictionary. Random House. p. 1132. ISBN 0-394-43600-8.


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