Complete blood count

Abbreviation: CBC

A laboratory test that measures red blood cell count, white blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, and platelet count. In a CBC with differential, the percentage of subtypes of white blood cells (e.g., neutrophils, lymphocytes, etc.) is also included.