Definition of Thrombocyte

1. Noun. Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting.

Exact synonyms: Blood Platelet, Platelet
Generic synonyms: Living Substance, Protoplasm

Definition of Thrombocyte

1. Noun. (hematology cytology) platelet ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thrombocyte

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thrombocyte

1. Archaic name for a blood platelet. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thrombocyte

thrombins
thrombo-
thrombo-end-arterectomy
thrombo-endarterectomy
thrombo-endarteriectomy
thrombo-endo-arteriectomy
thrombo-endoarterectomy
thromboangiitis
thromboangiitis obliterans
thromboarteritis
thromboasthenia
thromboblast
thromboclastic
thrombocyst
thrombocytasthenia
thrombocyte (current term)
thrombocytes
thrombocythaemia
thrombocythaemias
thrombocythemia
thrombocythemias
thrombocytic
thrombocytic series
thrombocytin
thrombocytopaenia
thrombocytopaenias
thrombocytopathy
thrombocytopenia
thrombocytopenia purpura

Literary usage of Thrombocyte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Clinical pathology of the blood of domesticated animals by Samuel Howard Burnett (1917)
"thrombocyte and red cells, x 1280. 10. Lymphocyte and red cell, x 1280. 11. Large mononuclear and red cell, x 1280. 12. Lymphocyte and polymorphonuclear ..."

2. The Biology of the Blood-cells with a Glossary of Hæmatological Terms: For by Oskar Cameron Gruner (1914)
"They are regarded by some as identical in function with the mammalian thrombocyte.149 After being shed, they become spherical, and throw out processes and ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Tobacco smokers show signs of activated thrombocyte function and increased sensitivity to vasoconstriction, which provokes a counter-reaction in the ..."

4. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Changes in blood coagulation, thrombocyte function and vascular prostacyclin synthesis caused by magnesium sulfate. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 47:332-336. ..."

5. The Anatomy of the Domestic Fowl by Benjamin Franklyn Kaupp (1918)
"The thrombocyte (Fig. 74, No. 19) is of about the same length as the erythrocyte but somewhat narrower. The nucleus is round, stains purple with the ..."

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