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haematocrit

DEFINITIONS OF: haematocrit

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n a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood

Synonyms:
hematocrit
Type of:
centrifuge, extractor, separator
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

n the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit

Synonyms:
hematocrit, packed cell volume
Type of:
ratio
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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