| 1. haematocrit [ Synonyms: hematocrit, packed cell volume] | |
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The ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
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| 2. haematocrit [ Synonyms: hematocrit] | |
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A measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
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