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thrombocyte
noun
Platelet
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Platelet, also called thrombocyte, colourless, nonnucleated blood component that is important in the formation of blood clots (coagulation).
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Blood disease, any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), or platelets (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen or of bleeding and blood clotting.
Plasma is derived when all the blood cells red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes)—are separated from whole blood.
The blood cells erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes (white blood cells), and thrombocytes (platelets)—are suspended in the plasma with other particulate matter.
Thrombocytopenia, abnormally low number of platelets (thrombocytes) in the circulation.
Inherited differences of white blood cells (leukocytes), platelets (thrombocytes), and plasma proteins also constitute blood groups, but they are not included in this discussion.
Thrombocytopathy, any of several blood disorders characterized by dysfunctional platelets (thrombocytes), which result in prolonged bleeding time, defective clot formation, and a tendency to hemorrhage.
In polycythemia vera there is usually an increase in other blood elements as well; for example, the number of red cells and often also the numbers of white blood cells (leukocytes) and platelets (thrombocytes) are increased, and the spleen usually is enlarged.
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