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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does complete blood count mean? 

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (noun)
  The noun COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT has 1 sense:

1. counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of bloodplay

  Familiarity information: COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

blood profile; CBC; complete blood count

Hypernyms ("complete blood count" is a kind of...):

blood count (the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample)


 Context examples 


Also called blood cell count, complete blood count, and full blood count.

(CBC, NCI Dictionary)

A complete blood count is used to help diagnose and monitor many conditions.

(Complete blood count, NCI Dictionary)

A hematocrit test is usually part of a complete blood count (CBC).

(Hematocrit, NCI Dictionary)

A HCT test is usually part of a complete blood count (CBC).

(HCT, NCI Dictionary)

Also called blood cell count, CBC, and complete blood count.

(Full blood count, NCI Dictionary)

Also called CBC, complete blood count, and full blood count.

(Blood cell count, NCI Dictionary)

Diagnostic tests include CT scan, MRI, angiography, and EEG to locate and evaluate the extent of the hemorrhagic or ischemic damage in the brain parenchyma, coagulation studies, complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, and urinalysis.

(Cerebrovascular accident, NCI Thesaurus)



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