-ˌsīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thromb- + -cyte
: blood platelet ; also : a cell having a similar function in clotting (as a spindle cell of some lower vertebrates)
• throm·bo·cyt·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sid.ik adjective
-ˌsīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thromb- + -cyte
: blood platelet ; also : a cell having a similar function in clotting (as a spindle cell of some lower vertebrates)
• throm·bo·cyt·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sid.ik adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012