- thrombocyte, platelet
- صُفَيْحة \ thrombocyte, platelet. \ _(field) Zool. \ See Also لُوَيحةٌ دَمَويَّة
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
thrombocyte, platelet
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thrombocyte — [thräm′bə sīt΄] n. [ THROMBO + CYTE] 1. a small nucleated blood cell in most vertebrates, except mammals, that initiates the process of blood clotting 2. PLATELET (sense 1) thrombocytic [thräm΄ bōsit′ik] adj … English World dictionary
platelet — [plāt′lit] n. [ PLATE + LET] 1. any of certain round or oval, nonnucleated disks, smaller than a red blood cell and containing no hemoglobin, found in the blood of mammals and associated with the process of blood clotting 2. THROMBOCYTE (sense 1) … English World dictionary
platelet — thrombocyte; n. a disc shaped cell structure, 1–2 μm in diameter, that is present in the blood. With Romanowsky stains platelets appear as fragments of pale blue cytoplasm with a few red granules. They have several functions, all relating to the… … The new mediacal dictionary
Platelet — An irregular, disc shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. During normal blood clotting, the platelets clump together (aggregate). Although platelets are often classed as blood cells, they are actually fragments of large bone… … Medical dictionary
Platelet — Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small cytoplasmic bodies derived from cells. They circulate in the blood of mammals and are involved in hemostasis leading to the formation of blood clots. Like red blood cells, platelets have no nucleus. If the… … Wikipedia
platelet — /playt lit/, n. Cell Biol. a small platelike body, esp. a blood platelet. [1890 95; PLATE1 + LET] * * * or thrombocyte Small, colourless, irregular blood cell crucial in coagulation. Produced in bone marrow and stored in the spleen, platelets… … Universalium
Thrombocyte — A platelet. Crucial to normal blood clotting. Although platelets are sometimes classed as blood cells, they are not. They are fragments of a large cell called a megakaryocyte (literally, a large cell). * * * SYN: platelet. [thrombo + G. kytos,… … Medical dictionary
thrombocyte — 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] * * * a … Universalium
thrombocyte series — thrombocytic series the succession of morphologically distinguishable cells that are stages in platelet (thrombocyte) development: in order of maturity, the megakaryoblast, promegakaryocyte, and megakaryocyte, which fragments to form platelets … Medical dictionary
platelet — noun Date: 1895 a minute flattened body (as of ice or a mineral); especially a minute colorless disklike body of mammalian blood that assists in blood clotting by adhering to other platelets and to damaged epithelium called also blood platelet,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
platelet — noun A small colorless disk shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots. Syn: blood platelet, thrombocyte … Wiktionary
