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red blood cell count — red cell count erythrocyte c … Medical dictionary
Red cell distribution width — A measurement of the variability of red blood cell size. Higher numbers indicate greater variation in size. The normal range for the red cell distribution width (RDW) is 11 15. The RDW is a standard part of the complete blood count … Medical dictionary
blood cell count — A test to check the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a sample of blood. Also called complete blood count and CBC … English dictionary of cancer terms
Red blood cell — Human red blood cells (6 8μm) Red blood cells (abbreviated RBCs; also referred to as erythrocytes or simply, as red cells[1]) are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate organism s principal means of delivering oxygen (O2) to the… … Wikipedia
Red blood cell indices — are blood tests that provide information about the hemoglobin content and size of red blood cells. Abnormal values indicate the presence of anemia and which type of anemia it is. [ [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003648.htm… … Wikipedia
count — 1. A reckoning, enumeration, or accounting. 2. To enumerate or score. Addis c. a quantitative enumeration of the red blood c., white blood c., and casts in a 12 hr urine specimen; used to follow the progress of known renal disease … Medical dictionary
Red blood cell distribution width — The red blood cell distribution width, or RDW, is a measure of the variation of red blood cell width that is reported as part of a standard complete blood count. Usually red blood cells are a standard size of about 6 8μm. Certain disorders,… … Wikipedia
red corpuscle — noun see red cell * * * a red blood cell. [1840 50] * * * red corpuscle noun An erythrocyte, a blood cell which carries oxygen in combination with the pigment haemoglobin, and removes carbon dioxide • • • Main Entry: ↑red * * * red corpuscle, one … Useful english dictionary
Complete blood count — A set values of the cellular (formed elements) of blood. These measurements are generally determined by specially designed machines that analyze the different components of blood in less than a minute. The values generally included are the… … Medical dictionary
Mean cell volume — A standard part of the complete blood count, the mean cell volume (MCV) is the average volume of a red blood cell. This is a calculated value derived from the hematocrit and the red cell count (The hematocrit is the ratio of the volume of red… … Medical dictionary
