Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration Distribution Width

**Semantic type:** Laboratory Procedure

**Definition:** A measurement of the standard deviation of hemoglobin concentrations in individual red blood cells, calculated as the standard deviation of hemoglobin content divided by the mean hemoglobin content.

**Synonyms:** - CHDW - CHDW - Corpuscular HGB Conc Distribution Width - Corpuscular HGB Conc Distribution Width - Erythrocyte Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration Distribution Width