English Explanatory Dictionary

hematocrit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.
  2. A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood.

Pronunciation

/hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/

Word forms

hematocrit hematocrits haematocrit

Etymology

From hemato- (“blood”) + Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “judge, umpire”), literally “to separate blood”, coined by Swedish physiologist Magnus Blix in 1891.

Synonyms

Ht HCT

Derived words

microhematocrit

Translations

Basque: hematokrito Catalan: hematòcrit Danish: hæmatokrit Finnish: hematokriitti French: hématocrite German: Hämatokrit Italian: ematocrito Polish: hematokryt Russian: гематокрит Spanish: hematocrito Swedish: hematokrit
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