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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, long volume value, Coagulation system, Transfusion medicine, Human cells
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platelet  blood platelet  thrombocyte  platelets
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Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting WordNet 3.0
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Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Platelets or thrombocytes are a component of blood whose function is to react to bleeding from blood vessel injury by clumping, thereby initiating a blood clot. Wikipedia
Component of blood. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Component of blood aiding in coagulation Wikidata
A type of blood cell that helps prevent bleeding by causing blood clots to form. OmegaWiki
A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots. Wiktionary
Particle found in the blood of mammals. Wiktionary (translation)