PCV may refer to:
Biology and medicine
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Packed cell volume
The hematocrit () (Ht or HCT), also known by several other names, is the volume percentage (vol%) of red blood cells (RBCs) in blood, measured as part of a blood test. The measurement depends on the number and size of red blood cells. It is nor ...
, a clinical test
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Palm Creek virus
Palm Creek virus (PCV) is an insect virus belonging to the genus '' Flavivirus'', of the family ''Flaviviridae''. It was discovered in 2013 from the mosquito '' Coquillettidia xanthogaster''. The female mosquitoes were originally collected in 201 ...
, a virus
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Polycythemia vera
Polycythemia vera is an uncommon myeloproliferative neoplasm (a type of chronic leukemia) in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells. It may also result in the overproduction of white blood cells and platelets.
Most of the health ...
, a disease
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Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is an eye disease primarily affecting the choroid. It may cause sudden blurring of vision or a scotoma in the central field of vision. Since Indocyanine green angiography gives better imaging of choroidal st ...
, an eye disease
* Procarbazine/CCNU/vincristine, a
chemotherapy regimen
A chemotherapy regimen is a regimen for chemotherapy, defining the drugs to be used, their dosage, the frequency and duration of treatments, and other considerations. In modern oncology, many regimens combine several chemotherapy drugs in combinat ...
for brain tumors
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is a pneumococcal vaccine and a conjugate vaccine used to protect infants, young children, and adults against disease caused by the bacterium ''Streptococcus pneumoniae'' (pneumococcus). It contains purified capsul ...
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Porcine circovirus
Porcine circovirus (PCV) is a group of four single-stranded DNA viruses that are non-enveloped with an unsegmented circular genome. They are members of the genus '' Circovirus'' that can infect pigs. The viral capsid is icosahedral and approxim ...
, a virus
* ''Plasma cell variant'' of
Castleman disease
Castleman disease (CD) describes a group of rare lymphoproliferative disorders that involve enlarged lymph nodes, and a broad range of inflammatory symptoms and laboratory abnormalities. Whether Castleman disease should be considered an autoimmun ...
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Penicillin V
Phenoxymethylpenicillin, also known as penicillin V (PcV) and penicillin VK, is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Specifically it is used for the treatment of strep throat, otitis media, and cellulitis. ...
, a type of antibiotic
Transportation
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Passenger Carrying Vehicle
Passenger-carrying vehicles or PCVs are motor vehicles that are subject, in their respective jurisdictions, and/or under the respective insurance programs that define the term, to requirements beyond those typically applying to private passenger ca ...
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Propelling Control Vehicle
A propelling control vehicle (PCV) is a type of British railway carriage for carrying mail. They were converted from Class 307 driving trailers and have a cab at one end which allows slow-speed movement control. PCVs are unpowered but the co ...
, British railway coach for carrying mail
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Positive crankcase ventilation
A crankcase ventilation system removes unwanted gases from the crankcase of an internal combustion engine. The system usually consists of a tube, a one-way valve and a vacuum source (such as the inlet manifold).
The unwanted gases, called "blow- ...
, of an internal combustion engine
Organisations
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Presbyterian Church of Victoria
The Presbyterian Church of Victoria is one of the constituent churches of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. It was established in 1859 as a union of Church of Scotland, Free Presbyterian and United Presbyterian congregations.
The Presbyter ...
, Australia
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Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu
The Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu (french: Église presbytérienne de Vanuatu), or the Presbitirin Jyos Blong Vanuatu in Bislama, is the largest Christian denomination in Vanuatu.
History
It was created by missionaries of the London Missionary ...
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Communist Party of Venezuela
The Communist Party of Venezuela ( es, Partido Comunista de Venezuela, PCV) is a communist party and the oldest continuously existing party in Venezuela. It was the main leftist political party in Venezuela from its foundation in 1931 until it ...
(''Partido Comunista de Venezuela''), a communist party in Venezuela
Other uses
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Product category volume, weighted measure of distribution based on store sales within the product category
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Police Community Volunteer, UK
* Peace Corps Volunteer, of the
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order of President John F. ...
See also
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PVC (disambiguation)
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