buffy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of buffy
Example Sentences
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It floats at the top of the tube separated from the heaviest elements, the erythrocytes, by a buffy coat of leukocytes and platelets.
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This layer is referred to as the buffy coat because of its color; it normally constitutes less than 1 percent of a blood sample.
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The buffy coat is the portion of blood that is made up of its leukocytes and platelets.
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True or false: The buffy coat is the portion of a blood sample that is made up of its proteins.
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Tourdes, whose analyses follow, states that "blood drawn from a vein was rarely buffed; if a buffy coat existed, it was thin, and generally a mere iridization upon the surface of the clot."
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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