thromboplastic

[ throm-buh-plas-tik ]
/ ˌθrɒm bəˈplæs tɪk /

adjective Biochemistry.

causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.

Origin of thromboplastic

First recorded in 1910–15; thrombo- + -plastic

OTHER WORDS FROM thromboplastic

throm·bo·plas·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby thromboplastic

thrombopathy, thrombopenia, thrombophilia, thrombophlebitis, thrombophlebitis migrans, thromboplastic, thromboplastid, thromboplastin, thrombopoiesis, thrombopoietin, thrombose

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British Dictionary definitions for thromboplastic

thromboplastic
/ (ˌθrɒmbəʊˈplæstɪk) /

adjective

causing or enhancing the formation of a blood clot

Medical definitions for thromboplastic

thromboplastic
[ thrŏm′bō-plăs′tĭk ]

adj.

Causing or promoting blood clotting.
Of or relating to thromboplastin.