buffy coat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of buffy coat
First recorded in 1790–1800
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.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Above the buffy coat is the blood plasma, normally a pale, straw- colored fluid, which constitutes the remainder of the sample.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
True or false: The buffy coat is the portion of a blood sample that is made up of its proteins.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The buffy coat is the portion of blood that is made up of its leukocytes and platelets.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The white corpuscles become entangled in the upper portion of clot, giving it a pale yellow look on the top, known as the buffy coat.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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