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buffy coat

noun Biochemistry.

a yellowish-white layer consisting of leukocytes that, upon centrifugation of blood, covers the red blood cells.

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Nearby words

buffon, georges louis leclerc, comte de,
buffoon,
buffoonery,
buffs,
buffy,
bufo,
bufotalin,
bufotenine,
bufotoxin,
bug

Origin of buffy coat

First recorded in 1790–1800

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for buffy coat

buffy coat

[bŭf′ē]

n.

The upper, lighter portion of the blood clot occurring when coagulation is delayed or when blood has been centrifuged.

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