Definition of Blood platelet

1. Noun. Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting.

Exact synonyms: Platelet, Thrombocyte
Generic synonyms: Living Substance, Protoplasm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blood Platelet

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blood lily
blood line
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blood physiology
blood plasma
blood plasma fractions
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blood platelet (current term)
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blood pool imaging
blood pressure determination
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blood protein electrophoresis
blood proteins
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Literary usage of Blood platelet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"First, breathing room air, blood platelet count and maximum platelet aggregation ... Our study showed that blood platelet functions of normal subjects were ..."

2. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1893)
"They are called blood platelet*, or blood plaques. ... FIBRIN FILAMENTI AND BLOOD PLATELET*. A, network of fibrin, shown after washing away Ihe corpuscles ..."

3. Pathogenic microorganisms by William Hallock Park (1920)
"Typical young tertian form; the corpuscle shows incipient degeneration; corpuscle to left above shows a blood platelet. 2. ..."

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