thrombocyte

English

Etymology

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Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos)der.

New Latinder.

English thrombo-

Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der.

Latin cytader.

English -cyte

English thrombocyte

From thrombo- + -cyte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɹɒmbə(ʊ)sʌɪt/

Noun

thrombocyte (plural thrombocytes)

1. (hematology, cytology) A platelet.

Derived terms

• megathrombocyte
• thrombocytapheresis
• thrombocytemia
• thrombocythemia
• thrombocytic
• thrombocytopathy
• thrombocytopenia
• thrombocytopoiesis
• thrombocytosis
• thrombocytotropic

Translations

platelet — see also platelet

• French: thrombocyte (fr) m
• Polish: płytka krwi f, trombocyt (pl) m inan, krwinka płytkowa f, płytka Bizzozera f

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɔ̃.bɔ.sit/

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Noun

thrombocyte m (plural thrombocytes)

1. (hematology, cytology) platelet, thrombocyte

   Synonym: plaquette

Further reading

• “thrombocyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012