flow cytometry

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13152
Method of sorting and measuring types of cells by fluorescent labeling of markers on the surface of the cells. It is sometimes referred to as fluorescence-assisted (or activated) cell sorting (FACS) analysis.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1166 [Terms] [Paper]