hematocrit
IPA: hɛmʌtˈɑkrʌt
noun
- (medicine) The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.
- (medicine, countable) A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood.
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Examples of "hematocrit" in Sentences
- Lowered hematocrit can imply significant hemorrhage.
- Laboratory studies consist of a hematocrit evaluation.
- Decrease in hematocrit and disturbances in coagulation.
- It decreases hematocrit and disturbances in coagulation.
- If a patient is dehydrated, the hematocrit may be elevated.
- Blood volume proportions can be measured as hematocrit level.
- It is calculated by dividing the hemoglobin by the hematocrit.
- An apparatus and method are provided for measuring hematocrit.
- A person with a lower hematocrit will have a falsely high BAC reading.
- In fact, it is ventilation, and hematocrit that are affected by high altitude.
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