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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


Synonymshematocrit, 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


Synonymshematocrit


Broader (hypernym)centrifuge, extractor, measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, separator









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