| complete blood count n. Abbr. CBC The determination of the quantity of each type of blood cell in a given sample of blood, often including the amount of hemoglobin, the hematocrit, and the proportions of various white cells. Also called blood profile. |
complete blood count (k m-pl t ) A count performed as a diagnostic laboratory test, indicating the red blood cell count and the white blood cell count in one microliter of whole blood and other quantitative information about blood composition, such as cell volume, hematocrit, and hemoglobin content. This information is used in the diagnosis of anemia, infections, and other medical disorders. |
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| Noun | 1. | complete blood count - counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood blood count - the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample |
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