thrombocyte

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/ˈθɹɒmbə(ʊ)sʌɪt/

noun

A platelet.

Similar
plateletblood platelet
OriginLatin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English thrombo- →
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Meanings

nounthrombocyte (plural thrombocytes)

plural thrombocytes

  1. biologyA platelet.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
plateletblood platelet
Broader
protoplasmliving substance
Also see
blood plateletplatelet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From thrombo- + -cyte.

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Translations

French thrombocyte
  • thrombocyteplatelet
Polish płytka krwi, trombocyt
  • płytka krwiplatelet
  • trombocytplatelet
  • krwinka płytkowaplatelet
  • płytka Bizzozeraplatelet
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APA

thrombocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombocyte

MLA

“thrombocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrombocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombocyte.

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