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thromboxane

[throm-bok-seyn]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of thromboxane1

1935–40; thromb- ( def. ) + ox- + -ane

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