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platelet

platelet /ˈpleɪtlət/ noun
plural platelets
platelet
/ˈpleɪtlət/
noun
plural platelets
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLATELET
[count]
: a small, round, thin blood cell that helps blood to stop flowing from a cut by becoming thick and sticky
— called also blood platelet