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Noun: haematocrit  hi'ma-tu,krit or 'hee-mu-tow,krit
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hematocrit)
  1. The ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
    - hematocrit [N. Amer], packed cell volume
     
  2. A measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
    - hematocrit [N. Amer]

Derived forms: haematocrits

Type of: centrifuge, extractor, measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, ratio, separator

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