thrombocyte

thrombocyte

 [throm´bo-sīt]

platelet. adj., adj thrombocyt´ic.

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plate·let

(plāt'let),

An irregularly shaped, disclike cytoplasmic fragment of a megakaryocyte that is shed in the marrow sinus and subsequently found in the peripheral blood, where it functions in clotting. A platelet contains granules in its central part (granulomere) and, peripherally, clear protoplasm (hyalomere), but no nucleus, is about one third to one half the size of an erythrocyte, and contains no hemoglobin.

Synonym(s): Bizzozero corpuscle, blood disc, elementary bodies (2) , elementary particle (1) , third corpuscle, thrombocyte, thromboplastid (1) , Zimmermann corpuscle

[see plate]

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thrombocyte

(thrŏm′bə-sīt′)

n.

1. See platelet.

2. A nucleated, spindle-shaped cell of nonmammalian vertebrates that promotes blood clotting.

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throm′bo·cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.

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plate·let

(plāt'lĕt)

An irregularly shaped, disclike, cytoplasmic fragment of a megakaryocyte that is shed in the marrow sinus and subsequently found in the peripheral blood, where it functions in clotting. Contains granules in the central part (granulomere) and, peripherally, clear protoplasm (hyalomere), but no definite nucleus; is about one third to one half the size of an erythrocyte.
See also: plate
Synonym(s): blood disc, elementary particle (1) , thrombocyte, thromboplastid (1) .

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thrombocyte

A blood PLATELET, one of the numerous, non-nucleated fragments derived from the large cells, the megakaryocytes, and necessary for blood clotting.

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thrombocyte

see BLOOD PLATELETS.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

Thrombocyte

Another name for platelet.

Mentioned in: Herbalism, Traditional Chinese, Platelet Count

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plate·let

(plāt'lĕt)

An irregularly shaped, disclike, cytoplasmic fragment of a megakaryocyte that is shed in the marrow sinus and subsequently found in the peripheral blood, where it functions in clotting.
Synonym(s): blood disc, elementary particle (1) , thrombocyte, thromboplastid (1) .

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