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hematocrit

/hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/

hematocrit noun: the percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.

Noun

hematocrit (countable and uncountable, plural hematocrits)

  1. The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.
    Synonyms:
    Ht, HCT
  2. (countable) A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood.

hematocrit meaning in Indonesian

hematocrit in Indonesian

Translations
hematokrit

Synonyms of hematocrit

Forms of hematocrit

pluralhematocrits
alternative formhaematocrit

Origin of hematocrit

From hemato- (“blood”) + Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “judge, umpire”), literally “to separate blood”, coined by Swedish physiologist Magnus Blix in 1891.

Words formed from hematocrit

Questions about hematocrit

What does hematocrit mean?
Hematocrit means the percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.
What is hematocrit in Indonesian?
Hematocrit in Indonesian is hematokrit. See Hematocrit meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is hematocrit?
Hematocrit is a noun.
How do you pronounce hematocrit?
Hematocrit is pronounced /hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/.
What is the plural of hematocrit?
The plural of hematocrit is hematocrits.

Words near hematocrit in the dictionary

  1. hematochezia
  2. hematochromatosis
  3. hematochrome
  4. hematochromes
  5. hematocolpos
  6. hematocrit
  7. hematocrits
  8. hematocryal
  9. hematocrystallin
  10. hematocyst
  11. hematocystic

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