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Mean cell hemoglobin

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Hemoglobin: The average amount of hemoglobin in the average red cell.

The mean cell hemoglobin (MCH) is a calculated value derived from the measurement of hemoglobin and the red cell count.

(The hemoglobin value is the amount of hemoglobin in a volume of blood while the red cell count is the number of red blood cells in a volume of blood.) The normal range for the MCH is 27 - 32 picograms.

It is a standard part of the complete blood count

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