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HCT

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003736

The amount of whole blood that is made up of red blood cells. It depends on the number and size of red blood cells. A HCT test is usually part of a complete blood count (CBC). It may be used to check for conditions such as anemia, dehydration, malnutrition, and leukemia. Also called hematocrit.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003736
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionshematocrit
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003736",
  "term": "HCT",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The amount of whole blood that is made up of red blood cells. It depends on the number and size of red blood cells. A HCT test is usually part of a complete blood count (CBC). It may be used to check for conditions such as anemia, dehydration, malnutrition, and leukemia. Also called hematocrit.",
  "expansions": [
    "hematocrit"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/hct/"
}

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