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mean corpuscular volume [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Bioengineering
- Blood
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mean corpuscular volume
1, record 1, English, mean%20corpuscular%20volume
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue. 1, record 1, English, - mean%20corpuscular%20volume
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Technique biologique
- Sang
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- volume corpusculaire moyen
1, record 1, French, volume%20corpusculaire%20moyen
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 1, French, - volume%20corpusculaire%20moyen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Blood
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mean corpuscular volume
1, record 2, English, mean%20corpuscular%20volume
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- MCV 1, record 2, English, MCV
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The average volume of erythrocytes, conventionally expressed in cubic micrometers or femtoliters per red cell, obtained by multiplying the hematocrit (in l/l) by 1000 and dividing by the red cell count (in millions per ml): MCV = Hct/RBC. 1, record 2, English, - mean%20corpuscular%20volume
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sang
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- volume globulaire moyen
1, record 2, French, volume%20globulaire%20moyen
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- VGM 1, record 2, French, VGM
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le volume globulaire moyen est le rapport entre l'hématocrite et le nombre de globules rouges : VGM = hématocrite [multiplié par] 10/nombre de globules rouges par mm3. Le VGM est donc exprimé en femto/litre qui est une unité de volume. Le VGM est la moyenne du volume des globules rouges. 2, record 2, French, - volume%20globulaire%20moyen
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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