thrombocyte

[throm-buh-sahyt]

noun

Anatomy.

1. platelet.

2. one of the minute, nucleate cells that aid coagulation in the blood of those vertebrates that do not have blood platelets.

thrombocyte

/ ˌθrɒmbəˈsɪtɪk, ˈθrɒmbəˌsaɪt /

noun

1. another name for platelet

Other Word Forms

• thrombocytic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombocyte¹

First recorded in 1905–10; thrombo- + -cyte