Your blood count is the number of red and white cells in your blood. A blood count can also refer to a medical examination which determines the number of red and white cells in your blood.
Her blood count was normal.
We do a blood count to ensure that all is well.
blood count in British English
noun
the number of red and white blood corpuscles and platelets in a specific sample of blood
haemocytometer
blood count in American English
1.
a medical test to determine the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets in agiven volume of blood
2.
the number of blood cells or platelets so determined
Examples of 'blood count' in a sentence
blood count
His blood count was catastrophically low and, despite frequent transfusions, it continued to fall.
Stewart, Michael GRACE (2001)
His blood count was catastrophically low and, despite frequent transfusions, it continuedto fall... `
Stewart, Michael GRACE (2001)
There wasn't enough penicillin to give to you, especially since your blood count was so low.