Etymology

thromboplastic

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Today it means: Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. Full definition →

English plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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  1. Ancient Greekθρόμβος (thrómbos)
  2. Englishthrombo-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  4. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  5. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  6. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  7. Latinplasticus
  8. Englishplastic
  9. English todaythromboplastic

From thrombo- + plastic.

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