platelet

English

Etymology

plate + -let

Noun

platelet (plural platelets)

  1. (hematology, cytology) A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.

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Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from English platelet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plaˈtelət̚/
  • Rhymes: -lət, -ət, -t
  • Hyphenation: pla‧té‧lêt

Noun

platélêt (plural platelet-platelet, first-person possessive plateletku, second-person possessive plateletmu, third-person possessive plateletnya)

  1. (hematology) platelet: A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
    Synonyms: keping darah, lempeng darah, trombosit

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