English word thromboplastin comes from English plastin, English balanephagous ((rare) Acorn-eating.), English thromb- ((chiefly, pathology, and, chemistry) thrombus.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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plastin | English (en) | (biology) A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus. |
balanephagous | English (en) | (rare) Acorn-eating. |
thromb- | English (en) | (chiefly, pathology, and, chemistry) thrombus. |
thromboplastin | English (en) | (enzyme) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. |