haematocrit

haematocrit

(ˈhɛmətəʊkrɪt; ˈhiː-) or

hematocrit

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

[C20: from haemato- + Greek kritēs judge, from krinein to separate]

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