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Erythrocyte Mean Corpuscular Volume
Definition 1
The mean cell volume is the average volume of a red blood cell. This is a calculated value derived from the hematocrit and the red cell count. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A quantitative measurement of the mean volume of erythrocytes in a biological specimen. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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