platelet

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Noun

platelet (plural platelets)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• blood platelet
• thrombocyte

Derived terms

• proplatelet

Translations

particle found in the blood of mammals

Catalan: plaqueta (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 血小板 (zh) (xuèxiǎobǎn) Czech: krevní destička (cs) f. Danish: blodplade (da) c. Dutch: bloedplaatje (nl) n. French: thrombocyte (fr) m., plaquette (fr) f. German: Thrombozyt (de) m.

Greek: αιμοπετάλιο (el) (aimopetalio) n. Hungarian: vérlemezke (hu) Irish: pláitín (ga) m., pláitín fola (ga) m. Japanese: 血小板 (ja) (けっしょうばん, kesshōban) Russian: тромбоцит (ru) (trombocít) m. Spanish: plaqueta (es) f. Turkish: trombosit (tr)

Anagrams

• altepetl
• pallette