First Known Use: circa 1903
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hematocrit
noun he·mat·o·crit \hi-ˈma-tə-krət, -ˌkrit\
Definition of HEMATOCRIT
: the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood as determined by separation of red blood cells from the plasma usually by centrifugation
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Origin of HEMATOCRIT
International Scientific Vocabulary hemat- + Greek kritēs judge, from krinein to judge — more at certain
Medical Dictionary
hematocrit
noun he·mat·o·crit
Medical Definition of HEMATOCRIT
1
: an instrument for determining usually by centrifugation the relative amounts of plasma and corpuscles in blood
2
: the percent of the volume of whole blood that is composed of red blood cells as determined by separation of red blood cells from the plasma usually by centrifugation <a hematocrit ranging from 42% to 52% in males and 35% to 47% in females is typically considered normal>—called also packed cell volume
Variants of HEMATOCRIT
he·mat·o·crit or chiefly British hae·ma·to·crit \hi-ˈmat-ə-krət, -ˌkrit\
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