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MCHC

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Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a given volume of blood.

The MCHC is a calculated value derived from the measurement of hemoglobin and the hematocrit.

(The hemoglobin value is the amount of hemoglobin in a volume of blood while the hematocrit is the ratio of the volume of red cells to the volume of whole blood.) The normal range for the MCHC is 32 - 36%.

The MCHC is a standard part of the complete blood count

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