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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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Origin of buffy coat

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby buffy coat

buff stick, buff-tip moth, buff top, buff wheel, buffy, buffy coat, bufotalin, bufotenine, bufotoxin, bug, bugaboo
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Medical 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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