thrombopoietin

[ throm-boh-poi-i-tn, ‐poi-et-n ]
/ ˌθrɒm boʊˈpɔɪ ɪ tn, ‐pɔɪˈɛt n /

noun

a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.

Origin of thrombopoietin

1990–95; < Greek thrómbo(s) clot + poiēt(ḗs) maker; see -in2

Words nearby thrombopoietin

thrombophlebitis migrans, thromboplastic, thromboplastid, thromboplastin, thrombopoiesis, thrombopoietin, thrombose, thrombose par effort, thrombosed, thrombosis, thrombostasis