haematocrit
Noun
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The ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit (synset 113843978)
is a type of: ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)same as: hematocrit, packed cell volume
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A measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood (synset 103519273)
is a type of:
- centrifuge, extractor, separator - an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
- measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
same as: hematocrit
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