CBC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does CBC mean? 

• CBC (noun)
  The noun CBC has 1 sense:

1. counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood

  Familiarity information: CBC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CBC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

blood profile; CBC; complete blood count

Hypernyms ("CBC" is a kind of...):

blood count (the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample)

 Context examples 

Checking the number of leukocytes in the blood is usually part of a complete blood cell (CBC) test.

(Leukocyte, NCI Dictionary)

EXAMPLE(S): CBC performed on a specific StudySubject on a given day.

(Performed Clinical Study Activity, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Testing for the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is usually part of a complete blood cell (CBC) test.

(Hemoglobin, NCI Dictionary)

Checking the number of erythrocytes in the blood is usually part of a complete blood cell (CBC) test.

(Erythrocyte, NCI Dictionary)

A CBC with differential is used to help diagnose and monitor many different conditions, including anemia and infection.

(CBC with differential, NCI Dictionary)

A CBC is used to help diagnose and monitor many conditions.

(CBC, NCI Dictionary)

A hematocrit test is usually part of a complete blood count (CBC).

(Hematocrit, NCI Dictionary)

A HCT test is usually part of a complete blood count (CBC).

(HCT, NCI Dictionary)

Also called CBC, complete blood count, and full blood count.

(Blood cell count, NCI Dictionary)

Also called blood cell count, CBC, and complete blood count.

(Full blood count, NCI Dictionary)