| English noun: haematocrit | |||
| 1. | haematocrit the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit | ||
| Synonyms | hematocrit, packed cell volume | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ratio | ||
| 2. | haematocrit (artifact) a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood | ||
| Synonyms | hematocrit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | centrifuge, extractor, measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, separator | ||