Definition: Volume of circulating ERYTHROCYTES . It is usually measured by RADIOISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE.
restrict to total amt of circulating erythrocytes: do not use for size of individual erythrocytes (use ERYTHROCYTES /cytol); ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME, PACKED & ERYTHROCYTE INDICES are also available; coord with disease /blood, not /physiopathol
See AlsoHematocrit
Other names Red Cell Mass; Volumes, Erythrocyte; Volume, Erythrocyte; Red Cell Masses; Masses, Red Cell; Mass, Red Cell; Erythrocyte Volumes
