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complete blood count

kom-PLEET BLUD KOWNT

kəmˈpliːt blʌd kaʊnt

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completebloodcount

Dictionary meaning

routine blood test measuring the major cellular components of blood including red blood cell count and hemoglobin, white blood cell count and differential, and platelet count; abbreviated CBC; used to screen for anemia, infection, inflammation, bleeding disorders, and blood cancers; one of the most commonly ordered laboratory tests in clinical medicine worldwide

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