haematocrit

/ ˈhiː-; ˈhɛmətəʊkrɪt /

noun

1. a centrifuge for separating blood cells from plasma
2. Also calledpacked cell volume the ratio of the volume occupied by these cells, esp the red cells, to the total volume of blood, expressed as a percentage

Word History and Origins

Origin of haematocrit¹

C20: from haemato- + Greek kritēs judge, from krinein to separate

Example Sentences

"When he had the test for haematocrit he was eventually banned for only 15 days, but it ended up complicating his whole life and he was never able to get over it. He was never the same again."

From BBC

However, some riders of that era were also adept at managing their haematocrit blood tests to stay within the prescribed limits, by dodging drug testers and timing their consumption of EPO.

From BBC

At the end of weaning, a pup has tripled in mass relative to weight at birth and has substantially increased its blood volume and muscle size; once it starts to indulge in diving behaviour, its haematocrit, haemoglobin and myoglobin concentrations increase, the result being an impressive 46% increased in oxygen storage ability.

From Scientific American

Despite taking EPO for seven weeks, seeing steady rises in my haemoglobin and haematocrit counts, and gaining a significant performance benefit, I was clean.

From BBC

We're going to do the haematocrit test, we're going to do the on/off score.

From BBC