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thrombin time

thrombin time noun: a blood test that measures the amount of time required for a clot to form in the plasma of a blood sample containing an anticoagulant, after an excess of thrombin has been added.

Noun

thrombin time (countable and uncountable, plural thrombin times)

  1. A blood test that measures the amount of time required for a clot to form in the plasma of a blood sample containing an anticoagulant, after an excess of thrombin has been added.

Synonyms of thrombin time

Forms of thrombin time

pluralthrombin times

Questions about thrombin time

What does thrombin time mean?
Thrombin time means a blood test that measures the amount of time required for a clot to form in the plasma of a blood sample containing an anticoagulant, after an excess of thrombin has been added.
What part of speech is thrombin time?
Thrombin time is a noun.
What is the plural of thrombin time?
The plural of thrombin time is thrombin times.

Words near thrombin time in the dictionary

  1. thrombi
  2. thrombiculid
  3. thrombin
  4. thrombin clotting time
  5. thrombin clotting times
  6. thrombin time
  7. thrombin times
  8. thrombinlike
  9. thrombinography
  10. thrombins
  11. thrombinuria

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