thrombocyte

throm·bo·cyte

 (thrŏm′bə-sīt′)

n.

1. See platelet.

2. A nucleated, spindle-shaped cell of nonmammalian vertebrates that promotes blood clotting.

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throm′bo·cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.

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thrombocyte

(ˈθrɒmbəˌsaɪt)

n

(Physiology) another name for platelet

thrombocytic adj

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throm•bo•cyte

(ˈθrɒm bəˌsaɪt)

n.

1. platelet.

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

[1905–10]

throm`bo•cyt′ic, (-ˈsɪt ɪk) adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thrombocyte - tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting blood platelet, platelet living substance, protoplasm - the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)

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Translations

throm·bo·cyte

n. trombocito, plaqueta.

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