thromboplastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots.

Word forms

thromboplastic more thromboplastic most thromboplastic

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos)der. New Latinder. English thrombo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English thromboplastic From thrombo- + plastic.

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