Preferred Name |
Platelet
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Definition |
An irregular, disc-shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. Platelets are not blood cells, they are fragments of large bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes.
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Synonyms & Abbreviations |
Bizzozero Corpuscle Blood Platelet Deetjen Body platelet Platelet PLATELET Platelets Reticuloendothelial System, Platelets Thrombocyte thrombocyte Thrombocytes
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ReferenceCode |
NCI Thesaurus Code:C12520
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ReferenceURL |
https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C12520
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PMID |
NA
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