haematocritEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishhaematocrit /ˈhiːmətəkrɪt / (US English hematocrit) ▸ noun Physiology the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood. ▪ an instrument for measuring the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood, typically by centrifugation. – ORIGIN late 19th century: from haemato- ‘of blood’ + Greek kritēs ‘judge’.
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