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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Blood Physiological Phenomena > Erythrocyte Indices
Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Hematologic Tests > Erythrocyte Indices
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Hematologic Tests > Erythrocyte Indices

Preferred term

Erythrocyte Indices  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Erythrocyte Index
  • Erythrocyte Indexes
  • Index, Erythrocyte
  • Indexes, Erythrocyte
  • Indexes, Red Cell
  • Index, Red Cell
  • Indices, Red Cell
  • Red Cell Index
  • Red Cell Indexes
  • Red Cell Indices

Note

  • coordinate with disease /blood, not /physiopathol

Scope note

  • 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).

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