thrombocyte

American

[throm-buh-sahyt] / ˈθrɒm bəˌsaɪt /

noun

Anatomy.

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

thrombocyte British

/ ˌθrɒmbəˈsɪtɪk, ˈθrɒmbəˌsaɪt /

noun

another name for platelet

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

thrombocytic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of thrombocyte

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

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