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THROMBOCYTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thrombocyte mean? 

THROMBOCYTE (noun)
  The noun THROMBOCYTE has 1 sense:

1. tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clottingplay

  Familiarity information: THROMBOCYTE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THROMBOCYTE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

blood platelet; platelet; thrombocyte

Hypernyms ("thrombocyte" is a kind of...):

living substance; protoplasm (the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus))


 Context examples 


An increased number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the blood, without a known cause.

(Essential thrombocythemia, NCI Dictionary)

A measurement of the platelets (non-nucleated thrombocytes) in a biological specimen.

(Platelet Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A measurement of the nucleated thrombocytes in a biological specimen.

(Nucleated Thrombocyte Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of nucleated thrombocytes present in a sample.

(Nucleated Thrombocyte Count, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called thrombocyte.

(Platelet, NCI Dictionary)



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