blood platelet

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noun

any of numerous, minute, protoplasmic bodies in mammalian blood that aid in coagulation.

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Origin of blood platelet

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby blood platelet

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How to use blood platelet in a sentence

Five years after Bravo, their blood platelet levels had still not returned to normal.
Experimenting with hydrogen bombs, the U.S. blew lives apart|Gregg Herken|November 5, 2021|Washington Post
So these patients wind up with both the rare clots and low levels of blood platelets.
People with rare blood clots after a COVID-19 jab share an uncommon immune response|Erin Garcia de Jesús|April 16, 2021|Science News
Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
For nearly her entire life Beyoncé has been giving us her blood, sweat, and tears in her career.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year|Kevin Fallon|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Royal Family has benefited hugely from the American blood in its veins.
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The future Mr. Vergara—and star of ‘True Blood’ and ‘Magic Mike’ shares some life advice in an exclusive video.
Who Is Joe Manganiello? Sofia Vergara’s Fiancé on the Value of Hard Work|The Daily Beast Video|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In its over 1,000-year history, the land has soaked in the blood of millions of people.
Rebranding The Land of Mongol Warriors & Ivan The Terrible|Anna Nemtsova|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The blood that accused his friend in his heart, rushed to his face, when he repeated what had been told him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
These differences of interests will lead to disputes, ill blood, and finally to separation.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
There lay Bob Rock, covered with blood, and apparently insensible.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Louis pressed his father's hand to his lips; that hand which was hardly washed from the stain of Wharton's blood!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Blood-streaked sputum is strongly suggestive of tuberculosis, and is more common in the early stages than later.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

Medical definitions for blood platelet

blood platelet

platelet