Hematocrit
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| Hematocrit | |
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| Term | Hematocrit |
| Short definition | hematocrit (hee-ma-toh-crit) The amount of whole blood that is made up of red blood cells. It depends on the number and size of red blood cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
hematocrit - (pronounced) (hee-ma-toh-crit) The amount of whole blood that is made up of red blood cells. It depends on the number and size of red blood cells. A hematocrit test is usually part of a complete blood count (CBC). It can be used to check for conditions such as anemia, dehydration, malnutrition and leukemia. Also called HKT
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