buffy coat
noun Biochemistry.
a yellowish-white layer consisting of leukocytes that, upon centrifugation of blood, covers the red blood cells.
Nearby words
buffon, georges louis leclerc, comte de, buffoon, buffoonery, buffs, buffy, buffy coat, bufotalin, bufotenine, bufotoxin, bug, bug light
Origin of buffy coat
First recorded in 1790–1800
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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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