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Definition of Haematocrit

1. Noun. The ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit.

2. Noun. A measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood.

Medical Definition of Haematocrit

1. Relative volume of blood occupied by erythrocytes. An average figure for humans is 45ml per cent, i.e. A packed red cell volume of 45ml in 100ml of blood. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haematocrit

haematoblast haematocele haematocele haematocephaly haematochezia haematochezia haematochlorin haematochrome haematochyluria haematocoele

haematocolpometra haematocolpometra haematocolpos haematocolpos haematocrit (current term) haematocrit (current term) haematocrya haematocryal haematocyst haematocystis

haematocyte haematocytoblast haematocytolysis haematocytometer haematocytopenia haematocytozoon haematocyturia haematodynamometer haematodyscrasia haematodystrophy

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