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blood platelet

–noun
any of numerous, minute, protoplasmic bodies in mammalian blood that aid in coagulation.

Origin:
1895–1900
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blood platelet  
n.  See platelet.
plate·let   (plāt'lĭt)   
n.  A minute, nonnucleated, disklike cytoplasmic body found in the blood plasma of mammals that is derived from a megakaryocyte and functions to promote blood clotting. Also called blood platelet, thrombocyte.
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Main Entry: blood platelet
Function: noun
: PLATELET
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Medical Dictionary

blood platelet n.
See platelet.

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