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Blood Cell Count

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Definition: The number of LEUKOCYTES and ERYTHROCYTES per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD. A complete blood count (CBC) also includes measurement of the HEMOGLOBIN; HEMATOCRIT; and ERYTHROCYTE INDICES.  GEN; prefer specifics; "blood picture" probably goes here or under specifics; usually NIM; coord with disease /blood, not /physiopathol   
Examples Erythrocyte Count; Leukocyte Count; Platelet Count 		Other names Blood Count, Complete; Blood Cell Number; Numbers, Blood Cell; Number, Blood Cell; Counts, Complete Blood; Counts, Blood Cell; Count, Complete Blood; Count, Blood Cell; Complete Blood Counts; Complete Blood Count; Blood Counts, Complete; Blood Cell Numbers; Blood Cell Counts

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