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packed red blood cells

Romanian translation: masă eritrocitară

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English term or phrase:packed red blood cells
Romanian translation:masă eritrocitară
Entered by: Diana Chemparathy

16:43 Oct 18, 2006
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / other
English term or phrase: packed red blood cells
Any idea for the Romanian equivalent for "packed" here?

Thanks.
Diana Chemparathy
United States
Local time: 03:44
masă eritrocitară
Explanation:
packed cell volume
the volume of the blood cells in a sample of blood after it has been centrifuged in the hematocrit; normally, it amounts to 45% of the blood sample (dicţ. medical Stedman's)
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Maria Diaconu
Romania
Local time: 13:44
Grading comment
thank you
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4masă eritrocitară
Maria Diaconu
4hematocrit
Mihaela Petrican


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
masă eritrocitară


Explanation:
packed cell volume
the volume of the blood cells in a sample of blood after it has been centrifuged in the hematocrit; normally, it amounts to 45% of the blood sample (dicţ. medical Stedman's)

Maria Diaconu
Romania
Local time: 13:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 102
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lucca
46 mins
  -> Mulţumesc
agree  Mihaela Pirvulet
4 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc
agree  Could-you: "Packed" de fapt nu se traduce in limba romana. De acord cu "masa eritrocitara".
1 day 13 hrs
  -> N-aş spune că "nu se traduce" - doar aşa se traduce toată sintagma, nu? Mulţumesc.
agree  Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hematocrit


Explanation:
mai bine mai târziu decât niciodată :))

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Note added at 6 days (2006-10-25 12:23:49 GMT)
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To determine the hematocrit, whole blood in a tube is centrifuged to pellet the red cells (packed red cells). Plasma remains on top of the packed red cells. The fraction of the blood that is packed red cells is the hematocrit. In this example, the hematocrit is about 40%.
http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/hct.html

Mihaela Petrican
Italy
Local time: 12:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 1758
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