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hemato·crit (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 hematocritalso hematocrit reading
Etymology: < hemato- + Gr kritēs, a judge < krinein, to separate: see harvest
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