thromboplastic

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adjective

Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots.

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivethromboplastic (comparative more thromboplastic, superlative most thromboplastic)

comparative more thromboplastic · superlative most thromboplastic

  1. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots.

Origin

  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. Englishthromboplastic

From thrombo- + plastic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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