Etymology

thrombocyte

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Today it means: A platelet. Full definition →

Latin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English thrombo-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekθρόμβος (thrómbos)
  2. Englishthrombo-
  3. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  4. Latincyta
  5. English todaythrombocyte

From thrombo- + -cyte.

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