Dictionary Check: hematocrit

"hematocrit" is a valid word!

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Definition

noun

the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit

noun

a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood

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