See Also: Hayem's haematoblast(medicine)
Haematoblast(medicine)
Hayem's solution(medicine)
Hayem, Georges(medicine)
Hayem-Widal syndrome(medicine)

louro (iou) and Hayem's haematoblast (medicine)


louro (iou)



louro noun. Pl. -os. E19.
[Portuguese, lit. 'laurel', from Latin laurus LAUREL noun.]
Any of several tropical S. American hardwood timber trees belonging to the genera Ocotea, Nectandra, and related genera of the laurel family, esp. (in full red louro) Ocotea rubra; the dense wood of these trees. Also (the wood of) any of several similar Brazilian trees of the genus Cordia, of the borage family.

Hayem's haematoblast (medicine)


Hayem's haematoblast -->
platelet
<haematology> A discoid cell (3m diameter) found in large numbers in blood, important for blood coagulation and for haemostasis by repairing breaches (small breaks) in the walls of blood vessels.

Platelet _ granules contain lysosomal enzymes, dense granules contain ADP (a potent platelet aggregating factor) and serotonin (a vasoactive amine). They also release platelet-derived growth factor which presumably contributes to later repair processes by stimulating fibroblast proliferation.

Synonym: thrombocytes.