blood platelet

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of blood platelet

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

KTU professors Vytautas Ostasevicius and Vytautas Jurenas say that the ongoing research papers are related to blood platelet aggregation.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

Five years after Bravo, their blood platelet levels had still not returned to normal.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021

EMA in March began a review of IT, an auto-immune condition with low blood platelet levels that can lead to bruising and bleeding in people who had received the AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna shots.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2021

The FDA said the most common side effects were respiratory infections and constipation, and there is a warning about possible low blood platelet counts and toxicity to the kidneys.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2016

The F.D.A. said the most common side effects were respiratory infections and constipation, and there is a warning about possible low blood platelet counts and toxicity to the kidneys.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2016