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PCV packed-cell volume.

packed cell volume (PCV)

Etymology: ME, pakke + L, cella, storeroom, volumen, paper roll

a measured quantity of blood to which an anticoagulant has been added and the cells of which have been pressed together by the force of being centrifuged at 2000 rpm. Also called hematocrit reading.

PCV

packed-cell volume, the volume of packed red cells in milliliters per 100 ml of blood.

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