Meaning
A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English platelet From plate + -let.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
blood plateletthrombocyte
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