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Definition of Thrombocyte
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Thrombocyte: A platelet. Crucial to normal blood clotting. Although platelets are sometimes classed as blood cells, they are not. They are fragments of a large cell called a megakaryocyte (literally, a large cell).
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