platelet
Noun
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Noun
platelet (plural platelets)
- (hematology, cytology) A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
- blood platelet
- thrombocyte
- French: thrombocyte, plaquette
- German: Thrombozyt, Blutplättchen
- Italian: piastrina
- Portuguese: plaqueta
- Russian: тромбоци́т
- Spanish: plaqueta, trombocito
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