Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0423 short lesson, about 20 seconds
thrombocyt/o: Platelet
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The idea
The combining form thrombocyt slash o names a platelet, the blood cell fragment enabling clotting.
In practice
Thrombocytopenia is a deficiency of platelets.
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The name joins clot and cell, because these fragments make clotting possible.
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