- throm|bo|cyte
- throm|bo|cyte «THROM buh syt», noun.= blood platelet. (Cf. ↑blood platelet)╂[< Greek thrómbos a clot + English -cyte]
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throm — an·ti·pro·throm·bic; an·ti·pro·throm·bin; an·ti·throm·bic; an·ti·throm·bin; hy·per·pro·throm·bin·emia; hy·po·pro·throm·bin·e·mia; throm·base; throm·bas·the·nia; throm·bin; throm·bo·angiitis; throm·bo·arteritis; throm·bo·blast; throm·bo·cyte;… … English syllables
cyte — des·ma·cyte; des·mo·cyte; ele·o·cyte; el·lip·to·cyte; en·do·the·li·o·cyte; eo·sin·o·cyte; ep·i·cyte; eryth·ro·cyte; es·tha·cyte; fi·bro·cyte; fra·gil·o·cyte; ga·me·to·cyte; gan·gli·o·cyte; gli·o·cyte; gon·o·cyte; gran·u·lo·cyte; hem·a·to·cyte;… … English syllables
thrombocyte — throm·bo·cyte … English syllables
thrombocyte — throm•bo•cyte [[t]ˈθrɒm bəˌsaɪt[/t]] n. 1) anat. platelet 2) anat. one of the minute, nucleate cells that aid coagulation in the blood of those vertebrates that do not have blood platelets • Etymology: 1905–10 throm bo•cyt′ic, ˈsɪt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
bo — aero·em·bo·lism; al·bo·ci·ne·re·ous; al·bo·lite; al·bo·ra·da; al·bo·ran·ite; am·bo·cep·tor; am·bo·coe·lia; am·bo·mal·le·al; am·bo·sex·u·al; amet·a·bo·lia; am·mo·ni·o·bo·rite; amoe·bo·bac·ter; amoe·bo·cyte; amoe·bo·ge·ni·ae; amoe·bo·tae·nia;… … English syllables
Thrombocyte — A platelet. Crucial to normal blood clotting. Although platelets are sometimes classed as blood cells, they are not. They are fragments of a large cell called a megakaryocyte (literally, a large cell). * * * SYN: platelet. [thrombo + G. kytos,… … Medical dictionary
megathrombocyte — A large blood platelet, especially a young one recently released from the bone marrow. [mega + G. thrombos, clot, + kytos, cell] * * * mega·throm·bo·cyte (meg″ə thromґbo sīt) an abnormally large platelet, usually newly formed;… … Medical dictionary
poikilothrombocyte — A blood platelet of abnormal shape. [poikilo + G. thrombos, clot, + kytos, cell] * * * poi·ki·lo·throm·bo·cyte (poi kil″o thromґbo sīt) [poikilo + thrombocyte] a platelet of abnormal shape … Medical dictionary
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
