packed cell volume

1. 1.

   the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit

   Synonymshematocrithaematocrit

   Broaderratio

Questions about packed cell volume

What does packed cell volume mean?

packed cell volume means "the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit".

What is another word for packed cell volume?

Close synonyms include hematocrit, haematocrit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.