English Explanatory Dictionary

thrombopoietin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A protein produced by the liver and kidney, which regulates the production of platelets

Word forms

thrombopoietin thrombopoietins

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos, “lump, piece, blood clot, milk curd”) and ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker”) and -in.

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