Hematocrit
38-46%
These values may vary slightly between laboratories.
The term “hematocrit” was coined in 1903 and comes from the Greek roots hemat-, blood + krites, judge = to judge or gauge the blood. The abbreviation for hematocrit is hct. In medical slang the hematocrit is called the crit.
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