HEMATOCRIT


Meaning of HEMATOCRIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hi-ˈma-tə-krət, -ˌkrit ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hemat- + Greek kritēs judge, from krinein to judge — more at certain

Date: circa 1903

: 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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