haematocrit

British  

/ ˈhiː-, ˈhɛmətəʊkrɪt /

noun

1. a centrifuge for separating blood cells from plasma

2. Also called: packed cell volume.  the ratio of the volume occupied by these cells, esp the red cells, to the total volume of blood, expressed as a percentage

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Etymology

Origin of haematocrit

C20: from _haemato- + Greek kritēs judge, from krinein to separate

Example Sentences

Despite taking EPO for seven weeks, seeing steady rises in my haemoglobin and haematocrit counts, and gaining a significant performance benefit, I was clean.

From BBC

The haematocrit test measures the percentage of the volume of blood that is made up of oxygen-bearing red blood cells.

From BBC

A normal haematocrit value in a trained athlete would be somewhere in the 40s, with a wide degree of natural variation.

From The Guardian

Without a test for EPO, cycling regulators turned to an indirect measure­ment called the haematocrit--the percentage of blood volume made up of red blood cells.

From Scientific American