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Platelet

//ˈpleɪt.lət// noun

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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

Etymology

From plate + -let.

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