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CUBIC MILLIMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cubic millimeter mean? 

CUBIC MILLIMETER (noun)
  The noun CUBIC MILLIMETER has 1 sense:

1. a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edgeplay

  Familiarity information: CUBIC MILLIMETER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CUBIC MILLIMETER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

cubic millimeter; cubic millimetre

Hypernyms ("cubic millimeter" is a kind of...):

metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)

Holonyms ("cubic millimeter" is a part of...):

cc; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; mil; milliliter; millilitre; ml (a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter)


 Context examples 


The determination of the number of platelets in a blood sample, usually expressed as platelets per cubic millimeter (cmm) of whole blood.

(Platelet Count, NCI Thesaurus)

Indicates a platelet count of at least 20,000 per cubic millimeter.

(Platelet Count 20000, NCI Thesaurus)

Indicates a platelet count of at least 50,000 per cubic millimeter.

(Platelet Count 50000, NCI Thesaurus)

An absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 500 or more (500 or more neutrophils in a cubic millimeter of blood) for 3 days in a row is a sign of engraftment.

(Neutrophil Engraftment, NCI Thesaurus)

Indicates a neutrophil count of at least 500 per cubic millimeter.

(Neutrophil Count 500, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of cell concentration expressed in cells per unit of area equal to one cubic millimeter.

(Cells per Microliter, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Indicates a neutrophil count of at least 1000 per cubic millimeter.

(Neutrophil Count 1000, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare immunodeficiency syndrome characterized by the decrease of the CD4-positive lymphocytes below 300 per cubic millimeter in the absence of identifiable immunodeficiency causes.

(Idiopathic CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytopenia, NCI Thesaurus)



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