hematocrit

/hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/ · noun

Meaning

The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood
A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood

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Related words

haematocrit(English)hematocytometry(English)hematocytometer(English)hemoglobinometry(English)hematocyte(English)blood corpuscle(English)hemocytoblast(English)hematogram(English)polycythemia(English)hemoglobin(English)creatinine(English)epo(English)

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