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 (cmn) (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
• Thai: เกล็ดเลือด (th), แผ่นเลือด (th)
• Turkish: trombosit (tr)

Anagrams

• altepetl
• pallette