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blood platelet

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noun

blood platelets plural
  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

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He spent nine days on a ventilator and 18 days on dialysis, during which time doctors gave him blood, platelet and plasma transfusions.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

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

The drug developer gave investors a discouraging update on a potential treatment for low blood platelet levels.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

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

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