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Erythrocyte Indices

Medical 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).
Guide Notes:	coord with disease /blood, not /physiopathol
Also Called:	Erythrocyte Diameter,Erythrocyte Size Determination,Erythrocyte Thickness,Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin,Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobulin Concentration,Mean Corpuscular Volume
Previously Indexed:	Erythrocyte Count (1966-1979),Erythrocyte Volume (1978-1979),Erythrocytes (1966-1979),Erythrocytes, Abnormal (1968-1979),Hematocrit (1966-1979),Hemoglobins (1966-1979)

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