The hemoglobin test is often used to check for anemia, usually along with a hematocrit or as part of a complete blood count (CBC) . The test may be used to screen for, diagnose, or monitor a number of conditions and diseases that affect red blood cells (RBCs) and/or the amount of hemoglobin in blood.
exists and is an alternate of . Hedgehogs have important meaning in the ancient myths and legends of Central Eurasia and Eastern Europe. The hedgehog is most often a symbol of wisdom. For example, in creation myths of Romania, a hedgehog gave advice to God about how to create the world.
Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated porcupines, which are rodents, and echidnas, a type of monotreme. The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge (hedge), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge (hog), from its piglike snout.