Tests & DiagnosticsLetter: ه

Hematocrit (PCV)

هێماتۆکریت (PCV)

The percentage of the blood that is made up of red blood cells.

Definition

The percentage of the blood that is made up of red blood cells. It usually goes up and down with haemoglobin. Dehydration can raise it for a while.

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