hematocrit

he·mat·o·crit  (h-mt-krt)

n.

1. The percentage by volume of packed red blood cells in a given sample of blood after centrifugation.

2. A centrifuge used to determine the volume of blood cells and plasma in a given sample of blood.

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[hemato- + Greek krits, judge (from krnein, to judge; see krei- in Indo-European roots).]

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hematocrit  (h-mt-krt)

1. The percentage by volume of red blood cells in a given sample of blood after it has been spun in a centrifuge.

2. A centrifuge used to determine the relative volumes of blood cells and plasma in a given sample of blood.

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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.	hematocrit - the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit haematocrit, packed cell volume ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
	2.	hematocrit - a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood haematocrit 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