Definition: The number of RETICULOCYTES per unit volume of BLOOD. The values are expressed as a percentage of the ERYTHROCYTE COUNT or in the form of an index ("corrected reticulocyte index"), which attempts to account for the number of circulating erythrocytes.
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See AlsoReticulocytosis
Other names Reticulocyte Numbers; Reticulocyte Counts; Numbers, Reticulocyte; Number, Reticulocyte; Counts, Reticulocyte; Count, Reticulocyte; Reticulocyte Number