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  1. ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHIL COUNT (ANC) 
  2.  
  3. The actual count of the white blood cells (also
  4. called polys or granulocytes) that engulf and destroy bacteria. There is some concern about infection if the count is less than 1,000.
  5.