Definition: ERYTHROCYTE size and HEMOGLOBIN content or concentration, usually derived from ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; BLOOD hemoglobin concentration; and HEMATOCRIT. The indices include the mean corpuscular volume (MCV), the mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC).
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Other names Red Cell Indices; Mean Corpuscular Volume; Hemoglobin, Erythrocyte, Mean Cell; Erythrocyte Volume, Mean Cell; Erythrocyte Size Determination; Erythrocyte Hemoglobin, Mean Cell; Volumes, Mean Corpuscular; Volumes, Mean Cell; Volume, Mean Corpuscular; Volume, Mean Cell; Thickness, Erythrocyte; Size Determinations, Erythrocyte; Size Determination, Erythrocyte; Mean Corpuscular Volumes; Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobins; Mean Cell Volumes; Indices, Red Cell; Indices, Erythrocyte; Indexes, Red Cell; Indexes, Erythrocyte