buffy coat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of buffy coat
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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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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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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Above the buffy coat is the blood plasma, normally a pale, straw- colored fluid, which constitutes the remainder of the sample.
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On coagulating, the blood presented a strong buffy coat; yet the relief obtained did not correspond to the hopes we had formed, and during the night the fever became stronger than it had been hitherto.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
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