complete blood count
- noun
- /kəmˈpliːt blʌd kaʊnt/
- Specialized
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- The doctor ordered a complete blood count to check for any abnormalities in her blood cells.
- complete blood count and chemistry
- including a complete blood count
- measurements of the complete blood count
So first up is the complete blood count.
- So first up is the complete blood count.
Examples
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Complete blood counts and chemistry results were within reference ranges (10, 11).
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A complete blood count (CBC) at that time demonstrated a white blood cell count of 104,000/? L.
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The complete blood count revealed normocytic anemia.
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Safety monitoring included complete blood count, chemistry profile, urinalysis, pregnancy test, and medical history.
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Laboratory studies should include routine preoperative labs, including a complete blood count and liver function tests.
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Serum electrolytes, random blood sugar, and complete blood count estimation were done.
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Her complete blood count, chemistries, liver function, and urinalysis were within normal limits, as was a CT of the chest.
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A complete blood count showed thrombocytopenia (platelet count 51,000/mL).
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A complete blood count was normal, and two separate fine-needle aspirations of the left neck mass were nondiagnostic, revealing normal salivary tissue.
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Laboratory investigations revealed that the complete blood count, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (4 mm/hr), and the angiotensin-converting enzyme level (54 IU/L) were normal.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
131
2.3
A check of blood taken to see how healthy someone is
130
3.7
A blood test that counts red and white blood cells and platelets
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3.0
A medical test that measures red and white blood cells and platelets in a blood sample
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3.0
Tests doctors do on blood to check health or find illness
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3.9
A medical test that measures the numbers of different types of blood cells and other parts of the blood
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6.8
A blood test that counts the number and types of blood cells
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'complete' (full) + 'blood' + 'count' (tally) yields the idea of a full tally/test of components in the blood. This structure and concept (a medical test that counts blood elements) is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Complete blood count is a very literal medical name: it began as a lab count of the main kinds of blood cells, where complete means 'all the important types'. So a Complete blood count today is a test that measures the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets to 'check your health'.