Meaning of HEMATOCRIT
| Pronunciation: | | 'hemutowkrit
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- [n] a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
- [n] the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
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| | Synonyms: | | haematocrit, haematocrit, packed cell volume |
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| | See Also: | | centrifuge, extractor, measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, ratio, separator | |
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| | Definition: | | The percentage, by volume, of red cells in blood. Normal range for males is about 40-54 and for females 37-47 (values may vary slightly between laboratories). |
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| | Definition: | | - The percent of red blood cells in a given volume of whole blood.
- An obsolete laboratory device which was used to isolate the cells and other particles in whole blood from the blood plasma.
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