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microhematocrit

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microhematocrit,
a hematocrit determination done on an extremely small quantity of blood by use of a capillary tube and a high-speed centrifuge.

microhematocrit
a method for rapid determination of the packed cell volume by high-speed centrifugation of blood contained in capillary tubes.

Drummond microhematocrit
a high speed centrifuge used for microhematocrit determinations. See also adams autocrit.

microhematocrit
A hematocrit performed on blood in a capillary tube


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Therefore, microscopic techniques such as microhematocrit and concentration methods in umbilical cord blood have fairly high (>80%) sensitivity (14).
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