Plural of platelet

regular plural

The plural of platelet is platelets.

Forms of platelet

I asked Doc Enigma about my new friends the "clotters” aka platelets, tonight.2014, Jacqueline McDaniels Martin, Three Little Birds, page 269. From the entry clotter
Beides erythrocytes, DLF is able to attack platelets, mast cells and leukocytes.2013, B. Damerau, R. Schroeterl, W. Vogt, “Studiess on Binding of the Direct Lytic Factor (DLF) of Cobra Venom (Naja naja) to Red Cell…. From the entry DLF
The marks on Jane's skin were petechiae, little hemorrhages that indicate lack of platelets in the blood.2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 97. From the entry petechia
The evidence of formation of blood platelets from the megakaryocyte is conclusive.1914, Wade H. Brown, “The histogenesis of blood platelets”, in Studies from the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, page 69. From the entry megakaryocyte
Although we observed that collagen strongly induced the aggregation of platelets to potentially cause coronary microembolization, GH did not enhance thrombogenicity.2015 July 18, “Gelatin Hydrogel Enhances the Engraftment of Transplanted Cardiomyocytes and Angiogenesis to Ameliorate Cardiac Function…. From the entry microembolization

noun 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 the plural of platelet?: The plural of platelet is platelets.
Is platelet countable?: Platelet is a countable noun.

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