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he•mat•o•crit
(hi mat′ə krit),USA pronunciation n.
- Laboratorya centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
- MedicineAlso called hemat′ocrit val′ue. the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to a given volume of blood so centrifuged, expressed as a percentage.
- Greek krité̄s judge
- hemato- + -crit 1890–95
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