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THROMBOCYTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
Synonyms:
blood platelet; platelet; thrombocyte
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thrombocyte" is a kind of...):
living substance; protoplasm (the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus))