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Haematocrit
- noun - a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
- the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
Haematocrya
- - The cold-blooded vertebrates. Same as Hematocrya.
Haematoidin
- noun - an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
Haematology
- noun - the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Haematomata
- noun - a localized swelling filled with blood
Haematozoon
- - A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.: (a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria, sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc. (b) The trematode, Bilharzia haematobia, which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death.
Haemoglobin
- noun - a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"