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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
2: the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1900 the determination of the blood cells in a definite volume of blood; also the number of cells so determined

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(blood counts) 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. N-COUNT