THROMBOCYTE


Meaning of THROMBOCYTE in English

— thrombocytic /throm'beuh sit"ik/ , adj.

/throm"beuh suyt'/ , n. Anat.

1. platelet.

2. one of the minute, nucleate cells that aid coagulation in the blood of those vertebrates that do not have blood platelets.

[ 1905-10; THROMBO- + -CYTE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .