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Blood Platelets

Medical Definition: Non-nucleated disk-shaped cells formed in the megakaryocyte and found in the blood of all mammals. They are mainly involved in blood coagulation.
Guide Notes: A 11 qualif; decrease in no. of platelets = THROMBOCYTOPENIA, increase = THROMBOCYTOSIS; platelet factors & defic: TN 228

Blood Platelets Medical Definitions and Terms

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