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THROMBOCYTE

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 clotting

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

Dictionary entry details

• THROMBOCYTE (noun)

Sense 1

thrombocyte ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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))

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