| NOUN | relation | haematocrit, hematocrit, packed cell volume | the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit |
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| artifact | haematocrit, hematocrit | a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood |
| Meaning | The ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit. | |
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| Synonyms | hematocrit, packed cell volume | |
| Broader | ratio | The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |
| Spanish | hematocrito | |
| Catalan | hematòcrit | |
| Meaning | A measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood. | |
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| Synonym | hematocrit | |
| Broader | centrifuge, extractor, separator | An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension |
| measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something | |
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