blood platelet

/bləd ˌpleɪtlɪt/
/bləd ˈpleɪtlət/
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Other forms: blood platelets

Definitions of blood platelet
  1. noun
    tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
    synonyms: platelet, thrombocyte
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    type of:
    living substance, protoplasm
    the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
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/bləd ˌpleɪtlɪt/
UK
/bləd ˈpleɪtlət/
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