platelet
noun/ˈpleɪt.lət/
Etymology From plate + -let.
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Biology, Cytology, Hematology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
- Derived terms
- antiplatelet, giant platelet disorder, gray platelet syndrome, grey platelet syndrome, Harris platelet syndrome, interplatelet, intraplatelet, nanoplatelet, nonplatelet, platelet function test, plateletpheresis, proplatelet, sticky platelet syndrome