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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A nucleated, spindle-shaped cell of nonmammalian vertebrates that promotes blood clotting.
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- noun hematology, cytology
platelet
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- noun tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
Etymologies
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See also q arm. pharyngeal transfer: phase in which food is moved past the airway to the esophagus. pharynx: the throat. phenotype: the visible expression of a gene. platelet: blood cell which assists in blood clotting — also called a thrombocyte. pneumonia: lung inflammation as a result of infection.
Glossary 2004
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[Nyoman Karmun, Pecatu Village Resident]: If the thrombocyte level decreases in 3 days after the blood is drawn, then it is not a dengue fever.
WN.com - Articles related to Florida seen at risk from Caribbean dengue epidemic 2010
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A previously developed risk scoring model for prediction of VTE that included clinical (tumour entity and body-mass-index) and laboratory (hemoglobin level, thrombocyte - and leucocyte-count) parameters was expanded by incorporating two biomarkers, soluble
HITSphere Feeds 2010
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Inhibit thrombocyte function, inhibits apoptosis in tumour (insulinoma) cells and protein degradation (7) 6.
The Diabetes Blog 2009
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Inhibit thrombocyte function, inhibits apoptosis in tumour (insulinoma) cells and protein degradation (7) 6.
The Diabetes Blog 2009
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Slide 44: Clinical Indications Side Effects • Quilty et al. (1993) - leuko - and thrombocyte counts demonstrate an average decrease of 30-40\% compared to baseline values after the injection of Sr-89 200 MBq.
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Inhibit thrombocyte function, inhibits apoptosis in tumour (insulinoma) cells and protein degradation (7) 6.
The Diabetes Blog 2009
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Rational Review 2009
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With some NSAIDs, there exists the potential for increased bleeding time due to interference with thrombocyte aggregation.
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Inhibit thrombocyte function, inhibits apoptosis in tumour (insulinoma) cells and protein degradation (7) 6.
The Diabetes Blog 2009
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