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haematocrit

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/ 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

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

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2015

We're going to do the haematocrit test, we're going to do the on/off score.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2015

Marco Pantani, winner of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France the previous year, is thrown out of the Giro after a blood test finds unacceptably high haematocrit levels.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2012

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