Definition of blood platelet
: platelet
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Thrombocytopenia means a low blood platelet count, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Among other innovations, Dr. Born was credited with developing a device that measured the speed of the potentially dangerous clumping of blood platelets.
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Thrombocytopenia means a low blood platelet count, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Recently Cleveland Clinic researchers reported findings from several studies involving people and animals, that the gut microbiome directly changes the function of blood platelets, influencing the risk for heart attack and stroke.
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The Red Cross also stressed a high demand for blood platelet donations often needed by cancer patients.
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Jenna hopes more people become blood platelet donors through the American Red Cross or the Blood Center of Wisconsin.
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During the outbreak, 17 people were hospitalized due to the foodborne illness and one person developed hemolytic-uremic syndrome, a condition that can cause anemia, kidney failure, and a low blood platelet count.
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