Medical Definition of Platelet aggregation

1. The attachment of platelets to one another. This clumping together can be induced by a number of agents (e.g., thrombin, collagen) and is part of the mechanism leading to the formation of a thrombus. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Platelet Aggregation

platefuls
plateglass
platelayer
platelet
platelet
platelet-activating factor
platelet-aggregating factor
platelet-derived growth factor
plateletpheresis
plateletpheresis
platelets
platelets
platelet activation
platelet actomyosin
platelet adhesiveness
platelet aggregation (current term)
platelet aggregation inhibitors
platelet aggregation test
platelet basic protein
platelet cofactor I
platelet cofactor II
platelet count
platelet endothelial cell activated protease
platelet factor 3
platelet factor 4
platelet function disorders
platelet glycoprotein gpib-ix complex
platelet glycoprotein gpiib-iiia complex
platelet membrane glycoproteins
platelet storage pool deficiency

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