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platelet

n.
C1 Advanced US //ˈpɫeɪtɫət// UK //plˈeɪtlət// platelet

n. a tiny piece of a blood cell that helps your blood stop bleeding when you get a cut. It sticks together to form a clot and protect the wound.

n. a small, colorless, disc-shaped cell fragment in the blood that is involved in blood clotting. It functions by aggregating at the site of an injury to form a plug and initiate the coagulation cascade.


SIMPLE

The platelet helps your blood stop flowing after a small cut.

CONTEXTUAL

When you cut your skin, platelets in your blood travel to the site to form a clot and prevent further blood loss.

COMPLEX

A deficiency in platelets can lead to excessive bleeding, as the body lacks the necessary components to form a stable clot following vascular injury.

Synonyms
Origin

From plate + -let.

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