consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history. 2. having various qualities, aspects, or subjects: a miscellaneous discussion. Origin of miscellaneous.
exists and is an alternate of . When you store human blood and its components, there's little or no room for error. Red cells and whole blood, for instance, must be maintained strictly within the range of 1.0 to 6.0 degrees Celsius or 33.8 F to 42.8 F, with little or no tolerance for exceptions.
Yes. For up to 48 hours before testing you can keep a specimen at temperatures between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius. If specimens are to be stored for longer than 2 days, they can be frozen and kept at temperatures below -20 Celsius. They should be thawed and mixed well after coming out of this type of freezing.