blood platelet

noun

1. any of numerous, minute, protoplasmic bodies in mammalian blood that aid in coagulation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood platelet¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

KTU professors Vytautas Ostasevicius and Vytautas Jurenas say that the ongoing research papers are related to blood platelet aggregation.

From Science Daily

The drug developer gave investors a discouraging update on a potential treatment for low blood platelet levels.

From Seattle Times

He doesn’t use an alarm clock — he never needs one — when he wanders downstairs to chug exactly 32 ounces of water to prepare for his 8 a.m. apheresis appointment, or blood platelet donation.

From Seattle Times

Ms Mundy said an MRI scan should have been arranged sooner, but this, combined with other measures such as a blood platelet transfusion and lumbar puncture would not have saved Mrs Lockwood due to the massive, "sudden and catastrophic" bleed on her brain.

From BBC

At various points, his blood platelet level had, in layman’s terms, hit rock bottom, and he was in danger of spontaneously bleeding at any moment.

From Seattle Times