thromboplastic

American

[throm-buh-plas-tik] / ˌθrɒm bəˈplæs tɪk /

adjective

Biochemistry.

causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.

thromboplastic British

/ ˌθrɒmbəʊˈplæstɪk /

adjective

causing or enhancing the formation of a blood clot

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Other Word Forms

thromboplastically

adverb

Etymology

Origin of thromboplastic

First recorded in 1910–15; thrombo- + -plastic

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