thrombocyte

[ throm-buh-sahyt ]
/ ˈθrɒm bəˌsaɪt /

noun Anatomy.

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

Origin of thrombocyte

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

OTHER WORDS FROM thrombocyte

throm·bo·cyt·ic [throm-buh-sit-ik] /ˌθrɒm bəˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby thrombocyte

thromboangiitis obliterans, thromboarteritis, thromboclasis, thrombocyst, thrombocytasthenia, thrombocyte, thrombocythemia, thrombocytic series, thrombocytopathy, thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome

British Dictionary definitions for thrombocyte

thrombocyte
/ (ˈθrɒmbəˌsaɪt) /

noun

another name for platelet

Derived forms of thrombocyte

thrombocytic (ˌθrɒmbəˈsɪtɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for thrombocyte

thrombocyte
[ thrŏm′bə-sīt′ ]

n.

platelet

Other words from thrombocyte

throm′bo•cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.