PLATELET


Meaning of PLATELET in English

n.

or thrombocyte

Small, colourless, irregular blood cell crucial in coagulation .

Produced in bone marrow and stored in the spleen , platelets accumulate to block a cut in a blood vessel and provide a surface for fibrin strands to adhere to, contract to pull the strands together, and take part in the conversion sequence of coagulation factors. They also store and transport several chemicals.

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