platelet
nounHow many syllables in platelet?
There are 3 syllables in the word platelet.How to pronounce platelet:
Definition of platelet:
- platelet (noun):
- a minute flattened body (as of ice or a mineral)
- tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting.
- a minute colorless disklike body of mammalian blood that assists in blood clotting by adhering to other platelets and to damaged epithelium
Synonyms for platelet:
blood platelet
living substance
protoplasm
thrombocyte
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