blood platelet

noun

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Studies have shown that both erythritol and xylitol may cause blood platelets to more easily clump — creating clots that can break off and travel to the heart, triggering a heart attack, or to the brain, damaging blood vessels or triggering a stroke. Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 Lately Rigel has seen big sales increases for a few of its drugs, notably Tavelisse, which combats a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks its own blood platelets. John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Francis had also received transfusions to address low blood platelets, the Vatican said. Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025 Blood tests showed signs of anemia, low blood platelets and the onset of kidney failure, all of which were later resolved after two blood transfusions, according to officials. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blood platelet

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First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blood platelet was in 1888

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“Blood platelet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20platelet. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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