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Automatic quantification of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) generally decides whether you will call the sample "'''normocytic'''" versus "microcytic"/"macrocytic" and/or "anisocytotic", even if it is not clearly visible in the microscope.
Automatic quantification of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) generally decides whether you will call the sample "'''normocytic'''" versus "microcytic"/"macrocytic" and/or "anisocytotic", even if it is not clearly visible in the microscope.


===High RDW===
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! RDW in adults<ref name=MrLabTest>{{cite web|url=https://www.mrlabtest.com/high-RDW-blood.htm|website=MrLabTest|title=High RDW level in the blood}} Last update: 12/01/2021</ref> !! Terminology<ref name=MrLabTest/>  
! RDW in adults<ref name=MrLabTest>{{cite web|url=https://www.mrlabtest.com/high-RDW-blood.htm|website=MrLabTest|title=High RDW level in the blood}} Last update: 12/01/2021</ref> !! Terminology<ref name=MrLabTest/>