mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (redirected from Mean cell haemoglobin)

concentration /con·cen·tra·tion/ (kon″sen-tra´shun)

1. increase in strength by evaporation.

2. the ratio of the mass or volume of a solute to the mass or volume of the solution or solvent.

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hydrogen ion concentration  the degree of concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution; related inversely to the pH of the solution by the equation [H+]= 10−pH.

mass concentration  the mass of a constituent substance divided by the volume of the mixture, as milligrams per liter (mg/L), etc.

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration  (MCHC) the average hemoglobin concentration in erythrocytes.

molar concentration  the concentration of a substance expressed in terms of molarity; symbol c.

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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)

The measurement of the average concentration of hemoglobin in a red blood cell.

Mentioned in: Red Blood Cell Indices

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mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC),

an estimation of the concentration of hemoglobin in grams per 100 mL of packed red blood cells, derived from the ratio of the hemoglobin to the hematocrit. The normal MCHC is between 32% and 36% in adults and children and 32% and 34% in newborns.