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Definition of Hematocrit

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.

Definition of Hematocrit

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Medical Definition of Hematocrit

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 Hematocrit

hematinometric hematinon hematins hematite hematite hematites hematitic hematocele hematocele hematochezia

hematochrome hematocoele hematocolpometra hematocolpos hematocrit (current term) hematocrit (current term) hematocrits hematocrya hematocrystallin hematocyst

hematocytopenia hematocyturia hematogenesis hematogenic hematogenous hematohiston hematoid hematoid hematoidin hematoidin

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