haematocrit

haematocrit US, hematocrit [ˈhɛmətəʊkrɪt ˈhiː-]

n

1. (Medicine) a centrifuge for separating blood cells from plasma

2. (Medicine) Also called packed cell volume the ratio of the volume occupied by these cells, esp the red cells, to the total volume of blood, expressed as a percentage

[from haemato- + Greek kritēs judge, from krinein to separate]

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hematocrit, haematocrit

a centrifuge used for separating blood cells from the plasma.

See also: Blood and Blood Vessels

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	haematocrit - the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit hematocrit, packed cell volume ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
	2.	haematocrit - a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood hematocrit centrifuge, separator, extractor - an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something