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thrombocytosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
throm-bo-cy-to-sis
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis

Etymology

From thrombocyte + -osis = thrombo- + cytosis.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

thrombocytoses (plural)

Synonyms

thrombocythemia

Questions

What does thrombocytosis mean?
The condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis
Where does thrombocytosis come from?
From thrombocyte + -osis = thrombo- + cytosis.

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