English dictionary
hematocrit
/'h/E/m/@/t/oU/kr/I/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
Synonyms haematocritSource: WordNet 3.0