hematocrit

== English == === Alternative forms === haematocrit === Etymology === From hemato- (“blood”) +‎ Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “judge, umpire”), literally “to separate blood”, coined by Swedish physiologist Magnus Blix in 1891. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/ === Noun === hematocrit (countable and uncountable, plural hematocrits) (medicine) The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood. Synonyms: Ht, (abbreviation) HCT (medicine, countable) A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “hematocrit”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “hematocrit, haematocrit”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. hematocrit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === chromatite == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hématocrite. === Noun === hematocrit n (plural hematocrite) hematocrit ==== Declension ====