noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpleɪt.lət/
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CMU ARPABET:P L EY1 T L AH0 T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blood platelet, thrombocyte
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blood platelet, thrombocyte
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protoplasm, living substance
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth2- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth2us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English platelet From plate + -let.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
bloedplaatjie
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Aragonese:
plaqueta
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Armenian:
թրոմբոցիտ
(tʻrombocʻit)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Armenian:
արյան թիթեղիկ
(aryan tʻitʻeġik)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Basque:
plaketa
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Central Bikol:
kagan
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Catalan:
plaqueta
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Catalan:
trombòcit
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Chinese Mandarin:
血小板
(xuèxiǎobǎn)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Czech:
krevní destička
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Danish:
blodplade
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Dutch:
bloedplaatje
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Dutch:
trombocyt
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Finnish:
verihiutale
— particle found in the blood of mammals
French:
thrombocyte
— particle found in the blood of mammals
French:
plaquette
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Galician:
plaqueta
— particle found in the blood of mammals
German:
Thrombozyt
— particle found in the blood of mammals
German:
Blutplättchen
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Greek:
αιμοπετάλιο
(aimopetálio)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Hebrew:
טסית
(tasít)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Hindi:
बिंबाणु
(bimbāṇu)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Hungarian:
vérlemezke
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Hungarian:
trombocita
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Icelandic:
blóðflaga
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Indonesian:
platelet
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Irish:
pláitín
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Irish:
pláitín fola
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Italian:
piastrina
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Italian:
trombocito
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Japanese:
血小板
(kesshōban)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Kannada:
ಕಿರುಬಿಲ್ಲೆ
(kirubille)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Korean:
혈소판
(hyeolsopan)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Northern Kurdish:
perika xwînê
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Latin:
thrombocytus
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Macedonian:
крвните плочки
(krvnite pločki)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Polish:
płytka krwi
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Polish:
trombocyt
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Portuguese:
plaqueta
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Quechua:
yawar llukllunacha
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Romanian:
trombocit
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Romanian:
plachetă sangvină
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Russian:
тромбоци́т
(trombocít)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Spanish:
plaqueta
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Spanish:
trombocito
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Swedish:
blodplätt
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Swedish:
trombocyt
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Tagalog:
muntilipay
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Thai:
เกล็ดเลือด
(glèt-lʉ̂ʉat)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Thai:
แผ่นเลือด
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Turkish:
trombosit
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Turkish:
kan pulcuğu
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Ukrainian:
тромбоци́т
(trombocýt)
— particle found in the blood of mammals
Vietnamese:
tiểu cầu
— particle found in the blood of mammals