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hematocrit

/hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
hema-t-ocrit
IPA
/hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood.

Countable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hematocrits (plural) haematocrit (alternative)

Derived Forms

microhematocrit

Synonyms

Ht HCT haematocrit packed cell volume

Questions

How do you pronounce hematocrit?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/.
What does hematocrit mean?
The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.
Where does hematocrit come from?
From hemato- (“blood”) + Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “judge, umpire”), literally “to separate blood”, coined by Swedish physiologist Magnus Blix in 1891.

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