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| Formerly called: thrombocyte a minute cell occurring in the blood of vertebrates and involved in clotting of the blood | |
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Word Origin & History
platelet
1895, formed in Eng. from plate (q.v.) + dim. suffix -let.
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Medical Dictionary
platelet plate·let (plāt'lĭt)
n.
A minute, irregularly shaped, disklike cytoplasmic body found in blood plasma that promotes blood clotting and has no definite nucleus, no DNA, and no hemoglobin. Also called blood platelet, thrombocyte.
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Science Dictionary
platelet  (plāt'lĭt) Pronunciation Key
Any of the numerous small, round cell fragments found in the blood of mammals that function in the clotting of blood. Platelets contain no nuclei and are formed in the bone marrow from precursor cells called megakaryocytes. Platelets contribute to the coagulation process by adhering to damaged blood vessels, fibrinogen, and other platelets. An inadequate number of platelets leads to uncontrolled bleeding. |
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Cultural Dictionary
platelets [(playt-luhts)]Small, flat disks in the blood that aid in clotting.
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Example sentences
Blood platelets stick to these tears and form a blood clot.
One function produces a substance that makes the tiny wound-plugging blood cells called platelets clump.
After a pint of blood is collected, it is processed into its transfusible components: plasma, platelets and red blood cells.
The growth of these bone tumors makes it harder for the bone marrow to make healthy blood cells and platelets.
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