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plate⋅let

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–noun Cell Biology.
a small platelike body, esp. a blood platelet.
Origin:
1890–95; plate 1 + -let
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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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Cultural Dictionary

platelets [(playt-luhts)]

Small, flat disks in the blood that aid in clotting.

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Word Origin & History

platelet 
1895, formed in Eng. from plate (q.v.) + dim. suffix -let.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: plate·let
Pronunciation: 'plAt-l&t
Function: noun
: a minute colorless anucleate disklike body of mammalian blood that is derived fromfragments of megakaryocyte cytoplasm, that is released from the bone marrow into the blood, and that assists in blood clotting by adhering to other platelets and to damaged epithelium called alsoblood platelet, thrombocyte
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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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