haematocrit
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haematocrit
(ˈhɛmətəʊkrɪt; ˈhiː-) orhematocrit
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]
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hematocrit, haematocrit
a centrifuge used for separating blood cells from the plasma.
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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 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 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 |
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