hematocrit

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hi matə krit)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
he•mat•o•crit  (hi matə krit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Laboratorya centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
  2. MedicineAlso called hematocrit 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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