Noun: haematocrit hi'ma-tu,krit or 'hee-mu-tow,krit
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hematocrit)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hematocrit)
- The ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
"The patient's haematocrit was low, indicating anaemia";
- hematocrit [N. Amer], packed cell volume
- A measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
"The doctor ordered a haematocrit test to check for anaemia";
- hematocrit [N. Amer]
Derived forms: haematocrits
Type of: centrifuge, extractor, measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, ratio, separator
Encyclopedia: Haematocrit