thrombocyte
Meaning of thrombocyte: A tiny piece of a cell found in the blood that breaks off from a large cell found in the bone marrow.
Definition of thrombocyte
A tiny piece of a cell found in the blood that breaks off from a large cell found in the bone marrow. Thrombocytes help wounds heal and prevent bleeding by forming blood clots. Also called platelet.
How thrombocyte is built
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thrombocyte
- thromb/o Combining form · Greek clot, clotting
- -cyte Suffix · Greek cell
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