platelet
plate·let
noun \ˈplāt-lət\Definition of PLATELET
: a minute flattened body (as of ice or a mineral); especially : a minute colorless disklike body of mammalian blood that assists in blood clotting by adhering to other platelets and to damaged epithelium —called also blood platelet, thrombocyte
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