thromboplastic

adjective throm·bo·plas·tic \-ˈplas-tik\

Definition of THROMBOPLASTIC

: initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1911

Medical Dictionary

adjective throm·bo·plas·tic \ˌthräm-bō-ˈplas-tik\

: initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood <a thromboplastic substance>

—throm·bo·plas·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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