Meaning

1 senses
  1. Synonym of platelet

More definitions
  • tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Unlike red or white blood cells, platelets are not complete cells.

    deIm Gegenteil zu den roten oder weissen Blutkörperchen, sind die Blutplättchen nicht vollständige Zellen. — baumstumpf

Forms

plural: blood platelets
Singularblood platelet
Pluralblood platelets

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting:plateletthrombocyte

See also

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