trombosit
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Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch trombocyt.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
trombosit (plural trombosit-trombosit, first-person possessive trombositku, second-person possessive trombositmu, third-person possessive trombositnya)
- (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
Further reading
- “trombosit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.