platelet
/ˈpleɪt.lət/
platelet noun: a small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
Noun
platelet (plural platelets)
- A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
- Synonyms:
- blood platelet, thrombocyte
platelet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
platelet in Hindi
- particle found in the blood of mammals
- बिंबाणु bimbāṇu
platelet in Tamil
- நுண் தட்டு, இரத்த வட்டுகள், சிறுதட்டு, தட்டையம், வட்டுகள்
platelet in Bengali
- অণুচক্রিকা
platelet in Kannada
- particle found in the blood of mammals
- ಕಿರುಬಿಲ್ಲೆ kirubille
More languagesFewer languages
- platelet in Tagalog
- muntilipay
- platelet in Arabic
- صَفِيحَةُ دَمٍ ṣafīḥatu damin
- platelet in Indonesian
- platelet
- platelet in Thai
- เกล็ดเลือด glèt-lʉ̂ʉat, แผ่นเลือด
- platelet in Vietnamese
- tiểu cầu
Examples of platelet in a sentence
- Platelet aggregation was measured using turbidimetric aggregometry by applying a 4-channel LBY-NJ4 aggregometer (Precil, Beijing, China).
- I asked Doc Enigma about my new friends the "clotters” aka platelets, tonight.
- Beides erythrocytes, DLF is able to attack platelets, mast cells and leukocytes.
Synonyms of platelet
Forms of platelet
| plural | platelets |
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Origin of platelet
From plate + -let.
Words formed from platelet
Phrases with platelet
Questions about platelet
- What does platelet mean?
- Platelet means a small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
- What is platelet in Hindi?
- Platelet in Hindi is बिंबाणु (bimbāṇu). See Platelet meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is platelet?
- Platelet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce platelet?
- Platelet is pronounced /ˈpleɪt.lət/.
- What is the plural of platelet?
- The plural of platelet is platelets.
Words near platelet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: platelet (page history and authors); platelet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); platelet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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