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Noun

1. 1
   A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
2. 2
   tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting wordnet

Synonyms

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thrombocyteblood cellblood plateletplate like particle

Antonyms

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erythrocytespherical particle

Etymology

From plate + -let.