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Definition of: hematocrit
(hem′ə·tō·krit′, hē′mə-) noun
An instrument which, by centrifugal action, separates the corpuscles and the serum in blood in order to determine the relative amounts. Also spelled haematokrit. [<HEMATO- + Gk. kritēs a judge <krinein judge]
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