Meaning Of The Word Platelet

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What's The Definition Of Platelet?

platelet in American English
any of certain round or oval, nonnucleated disks, smaller than a red blood cell and containing no hemoglobin, found in the blood of mammals and associated with the process of blood clotting
noun: a small platelike body, esp. a blood platelet

platelet in British English
noun: a minute cell occurring in the blood of vertebrates and involved in clotting of the blood

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