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| he·mat·o·crit [ hi máttə krìt ] |
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1. percentage of blood that is cells: the percentage of a blood sample that consists of red blood cells, measured after the blood has been centrifuged and the cells compacted
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2. centrifuge that compacts red blood cells: a centrifuge used to compact the red blood cells in a blood sample in order to determine the percentage of the blood that consists of cells
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| [Late 19th century. <hemato- + Greek kritēs "judge" (see critic)] |
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