- platelet plate·let n
- ['pleɪtlɪt]
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plate·let — /ˈpleıtlət/ noun, pl lets [count] : a small, round, thin blood cell that helps blood to stop flowing from a cut by becoming thick and sticky called also blood platelet … Useful english dictionary
platelet-activating factor — plate·let ac·ti·vat·ing factor .ak tə .vāt iŋ n phospholipid that is produced esp. by mast cells and basophils, causes the aggregation of blood platelets and the release of blood platelet substances (as histamine or serotonin), and is a mediator… … Medical dictionary
platelet — plate•let [[t]ˈpleɪt lɪt[/t]] n. cbl a small platelike body, esp. a blood platelet … From formal English to slang
platelet — [plāt′lit] n. [ PLATE + LET] 1. any of certain round or oval, nonnucleated disks, smaller than a red blood cell and containing no hemoglobin, found in the blood of mammals and associated with the process of blood clotting 2. THROMBOCYTE (sense 1) … English World dictionary
Platelet-activating Factor — Plate|let ac|ti|va|ting Fac|tor [ pleɪtlətæktɪveɪtɪŋ fæktə[r]; engl. = plättchenaktivierender Faktor], der; s: svw. ↑ PAF … Universal-Lexikon
Platelet-derived Growth Factor — Plate|let de|rived Growth Fac|tor [ pleɪtlət dɪraɪft grəʊo fæktə[r]; engl. = Plättchenwachstumsfaktor], der; s: svw. ↑ PDGF … Universal-Lexikon
platelet — plate|let [ˈpleıtlıt] n one of the very small flat round cells in your blood that help it become solid when you bleed, so that you stop bleeding … Dictionary of contemporary English
platelet — plate|let [ pleıtlət ] noun count a small cell in your blood that helps it to CLOT (=form a thick mass) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
platelet — plate·let … English syllables
Platelet — An irregular, disc shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. During normal blood clotting, the platelets clump together (aggregate). Although platelets are often classed as blood cells, they are actually fragments of large bone… … Medical dictionary
platelet — (n.) 1895, formed in English from PLATE (Cf. plate) + dim. suffix let … Etymology dictionary
