English Explanatory Dictionary

platelet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.

Pronunciation

/ˈpleɪt.lət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-platelet.wav

Word forms

platelet platelets

Etymology

From plate + -let.

Synonyms

blood platelet thrombocyte

Derived words

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
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