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thrombopoietin
[ throm-boh-poi-i-tn, ‑poi-et-n ]
noun
- a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thrombopoietin1
1990–95; < Greek thrómbo(s) clot + poiēt(ḗs) maker; -in 2
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