blodplade

Danish

Etymology

From blod (blood) + plade (plate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blodplaːdə/, [ˈb̥loðˌpʰlæːðə]

Noun

blodplade c (singular definite blodpladen, plural indefinite blodplader)

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

Inflection

Synonyms

  • thrombocyt

Further reading

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