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

Five years after Bravo, their blood platelet levels had still not returned to normal.

From Washington Post

So these patients wind up with both the rare clots and low levels of blood platelets.

From Science News