trombosit

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch trombocyt.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trɔmˈbosɪt̚/
  • Rhymes: -sɪt, -ɪt, -t
  • Hyphenation: trom‧bo‧sit

Noun

trombosit (plural trombosit-trombosit)

  1. (hematology) platelet: A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots
    Synonyms: keping darah, lempeng darah, platelet

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010), Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd‎[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

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