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MCH medical abbreviation

MCH means "mean corpuscular hemoglobin".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (2 in all for MCH), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What MCH means

MeaningLatin originWhere usedChecked against
mean corpuscular hemoglobinNoneLab orders, Charting

Example

Sample lab panel row: "MCH."

A made-up line that shows the abbreviation in place. It is not about any patient and is not an instruction.

Related abbreviations

  • MCVmean corpuscular volume
  • MCHCmean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
  • RDWred cell distribution width
  • CBCcomplete blood count
  • HGBhemoglobin
  • A1Chemoglobin A1c

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Questions

What does MCH mean in medical terms?

MCH means "mean corpuscular hemoglobin".

Where is MCH used?

MCH shows up in lab orders and charting. Its category here is lab.

Is MCH on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. MCH is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR). Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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