Mean Corpuscular Volume
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Hct
unit % Fraction
RBC ct (million/cu mm)
R e s u l t s
MCV (fl or 10^-15 L)
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Mean Corpuscular Volume
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) - average RBC volume.

Usually measured by electronic counters

 

[Hct (%) x 10] / RBC count (mil/mm 3 )  = MCV

 

Adult normals: 90 ± 7 fl

Useful in classification of anemias.