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thrombocyte

[ throm-buh-sahyt ]

noun

Anatomy.
  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • thrombocytic, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ٳdz··· [throm-b, uh, -, sit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombocyte1

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

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