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Complete blood count

Meaning in medicine, with examples

nounCommon term

In medicine, complete blood count means: A common blood test that measures the red cells, white cells, hemoglobin and platelets in a blood sample.

In Turkish: tam kan sayımı, hemogram

How it is used

Called CBC in the US and full blood count (FBC) in the UK. It is part of routine bloods and helps detect anemia, infection and bleeding problems.

Example sentences

  1. Her complete blood count showed a low hemoglobin of 8.2.

  2. Send a complete blood count, kidney function and CRP.

Common collocations

  • order a complete blood count
  • CBC with differential
  • abnormal CBC
  • full blood count
  • blood testA laboratory check of a blood sample, taken from a vein or a fingertip, to measure things like blood cells, sugar, salts or markers of infection.
  • investigationA test or examination, such as a blood test or a scan, done to find the cause of a patient's problem or to check their condition.
  • infectionAn illness caused when bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites enter the body and multiply.

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