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hematocrit

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(hem′ə tō krit′, hē′mə-; hi mat′ə-)

noun

a small centrifuge or its calibrated tube used to determine the relative volumes of blood cells and fluid in blood
the proportion of red blood cells to a volume of blood measured by a hematocrit
also hematocrit reading

Origin: < hemato- + Gr kritēs, a judge < krinein, to separate: see harvest

See hematocrit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The percentage by volume of packed red blood cells in a given sample of blood after centrifugation.
A centrifuge used to determine the volume of blood cells and plasma in a given sample of blood.

Origin:

Origin: hemato-

Origin: + Greek kritēs, judge (from krīnein, to judge; see krei- in Indo-European roots)

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