Definition of "thrombocyte" []

• See platelet. (noun)
• A nucleated, spindle-shaped cell of nonmammalian vertebrates that promotes blood clotting. (noun)

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• "See also q arm. pharyngeal transfer: phase in which food is moved past the airway to the esophagus. pharynx: the throat. phenotype: the visible expression of a gene. platelet: blood cell which assists in blood clotting — also called a thrombocyte. pneumonia: lung inflammation as a result of infection."
• "[Nyoman Karmun, Pecatu Village Resident]: If the thrombocyte level decreases in 3 days after the blood is drawn, then it is not a dengue fever."
• "A previously developed risk scoring model for prediction of VTE that included clinical (tumour entity and body-mass-index) and laboratory (hemoglobin level, thrombocyte - and leucocyte-count) parameters was expanded by incorporating two biomarkers, soluble"