How many syllables in platelet?

There are 3 syllables in the word platelet.

How to pronounce 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

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