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hematocrit [2 records]

Record 1 2011-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Blood
DEF

An instrument for determining the relative amounts of plasma and corpuscules in blood usually by means of centrifugation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Sang
DEF

Tube de verre dans lequel on sépare, par centrifugation, la masse des globules rouges de celle du plasma afin de mesurer leur volume.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental médico
  • Sangre
DEF

Aparato centrifugador que permite la separación de los glóbulos y plasma sanguíneo. La cantidad y proporción relativa de ambos constituye el índice o valor hematocrito que, normalmente, es de 45% de glóbulos.

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Record 2 2004-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
DEF

The packed volume of red blood cells compared to plasma occurring in a given sample and expressed as a percentage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
DEF

Rapport du volume relatif des globules rouges et du plasma.

OBS

Des compteurs automatiques permettent de calculer l'hématocrite qui est égal au produit du volume globulaire moyen par le nombre de globules rouges.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sangre
DEF

Porcentaje de eritrocitos en la sangre que se mide separando los glóbulos del plasma por medio de un aparato centrifugador.

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