platelets
nounUK /ˈpleɪtləts/
US /ˈpleɪtləts/
Tiny helpers in your blood that stick together to stop bleeding.
When you get a small cut, your platelets rush to the spot and help the blood clot.
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2. Small flat discs or plates, such as the tiny plate-like structures in some plants or materials.
The microscope showed small platelets of mineral scattered across the rock.
3. A term used in geology for flat, plate-like mineral grains.
The sandstone contained platelets of mica that sparkled in the sun.
4. In biology, small disc-shaped structures found in certain cells or tissues.
The researcher studied the platelets in the plant's leaf tissue.