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ratio vs hematocrit

hematocrit vs ratio

ratio and hematocrit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ratio Yes No No No
hematocrit Yes No No No
As nouns, hematocrit is a hyponym of ratio; that is, hematocrit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ratio:
  • ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
  • hematocrit: the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
ratio (noun) hematocrit (noun)
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
Difference between ratio and hematocrit

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